© Cindy Dyer. All rights reserved. Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro
© Cindy Dyer. All rights reserved. Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro
© Cindy Dyer. All rights reserved. Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro
For this shot, I diffused the light shining directly on the daylilies, but allowed the bright dappled sunlight to filter through in the background.
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© Cindy Dyer. All rights reserved. Nikon D850 / Nikkor 105mm micro
(Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro)
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Meet Moo, one of several cats living in the garden paradise of my friends Ed and Joni in Kentucky.
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Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro
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Hemerocallis ‘Oriental Ruby’ (iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode)
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Daylily (Hemerocallis) ‘Ezekiel’, hybridized by David Talbott, 1991 (I’m marching right out to find this plant for my garden. It really does glow like this!)
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Yes, to answer your burning question—this daylily really is that brightly colored; photographed at a rain-drenched Green Spring Gardens this morning.
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Daylily (Hemerocallis), photographed at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD
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Daylily (Hermerocallis yezoensis), photographed at Green Spring Gardens
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I’m fairly certain this is a type of Daylily, but there wasn’t a marker at Green Spring Gardens to identify it, and my online research hasn’t yielded any clues. Any Daylily lovers out there who might know what it is?
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Daylily (Hemerocallis); I think this might be the ‘Black Eyed Stella’ cultivar; photographed at Brookside Gardens
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These images were all shot in one my most favorite photography spots in the world—Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia. When things are in bloom, I escape to this place as fast and as often as I can, even if it’s just for a half hour of shooting. It is my respite, my calm, my own private paradise…just me with my camera, surrounded by bountiful blooms and bustling bugs under a balmy blue sky. It is where I go to think, to dream, to regroup, to create. Spring can’t come soon enough for me!
See more images shot at Green Spring Gardens here.
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Ah, yes, this is the life—lost myself for a few hours this afternoon at my favorite garden—and I still didn’t cover everything that was blooming. Kudos to the staff and the volunteers who make this place such a treasure (and an escape for this photographer, too!).
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Song of the Flower
I am a kind word uttered and repeated
By the voice of Nature;
I am a star fallen from the
Blue tent upon the green carpet.
I am the daughter of the elements
With whom Winter conceived;
To whom Spring gave birth;
I was Reared in the lap of Summer and I
Slept in the bed of Autumn.
At dawn I unite with the breeze
To announce the coming of light;
At eventide I join the birds
In bidding the light farewell.
The plains are decorated with
My beautiful colors, and the air
Is scented with my fragrance.
As I embrace Slumber the eyes of
Night watch over me, and as I
Awaken I stare at the sun, which is
The only eye of the day.
I drink dew for wine, and hearken to
The voices of the birds, and dance
To the rhythmic swaying of the grass.
I am the lover’s gift; I am the wedding wreath;
I am the memory of a moment of happiness;
I am the last gift of the living to the dead;
I am a part of joy and a part of sorrow.
But I look up high to see only the light,
And never look down to see my shadow.
This is wisdom which man must learn.
— Khalil Gibran
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Introduction to daylilies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnCgSYPPfso&feature=related
Where to plant daylilies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-BJbxX8yYU&feature=related
How to plant daylilies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIBB6k599ww&feature=related
How to divide daylilies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLXQwTH_98Y&feature=related
How to deadhead daylilies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7zfXe2AbRM&feature=related
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