A few months ago I was contacted by Asia Ershova, curator at the Art-Center in St. Petersburg, Russia, asking if I would participate in their annual International Photo Festival, “100 Wonders of the World.” This year the show runs from January 1 through March 2 (in case any of you just happen to be in Russia during this time). It was visited by more than 4,000 people in the first two weeks. They requested five of my images, which I’ll share in the next posting. Below are photos of the exhibition that show two of the pieces (koi fish pond with statue and a Buttonbush plant). Visit their site at www.artcenter.su. (You will have to ask my friend and fellow photographer Michael Powell to translate the site—he’s fluent in Russian!) Thank you to Andrey Bazanov, General Producer of the Art-Center, for providing these images from the festival.
On exhibit at the Art-Center in Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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North and south of the equator
19 12 2011Skipper Butterfly and Bumblebee on Buttonbush bloom, photographed at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
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Eye candy, batch #4
14 12 2011Sigh…culling through my archives, in preparation for my March/April 2012 exhibit, is making me want to photograph blooms and bugs right now.
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Tags: amphibian, bloom, bumblebee, Buttonbush, Chrysanthemum, clematis, daffodil, Dogbane Beetle, Fiery Skipper Butterfly, flower, frog, garden photography, grape hyacinth, Green Spring Gardens, Heavenly Blue morning glory, Hyacinth Bean Vine, insect, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, lotus blossom, Love-in-a-puff, Lycoris, macro photography, muscari, Nikkor 105m micro, Nikon D300, phlox, plant, Skipper butterfly, tulip, vine, Waterlily, white coneflower
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From the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens archives…
29 06 2011Since I didn’t get the photographic bounty I usually do at Kenilworth, I thought I’d repost images I’ve created in past years. Enjoy!
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Tags: botanical, Buttonbush, dragonfly, Festival of Lotus and Asian Culture, flower, garden, gardening, insects, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Lotus Blossom Festival, lotus blossoms, macro photography, milkweed, Monarch butterfly, Nikkor 105mm micro, Nikon D300, Waterlily
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Buttonbush
28 06 2011I photographed this Buttonbush cluster (Cephalanthus occidentalis), also known as Button willow and Honey balls, this morning at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, D.C. A native wetland tree, it can grow 10-15 feet tall and spread 15-30 feet. The mid-summer blooms are rich in nectar that attracts butterflies and other insects.
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Tags: blooms, butterflies, Button willow, Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis, flower, garden, gardening, Honey balls, insects, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, macro photography, nectar, Nikkor 105mm micro, Nikon D300, tree, wetlands
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