Kudos to Saxon Holt for reviving the Picture This photo competition at Gardening Gone Wild. I hesitate to call it a competition. I think of it more like a challenge to improve my own garden photography skills. And I’ve missed it dearly. It was great motivation to get out in the garden with a camera. I hope others join in so that the feature enjoys a long life. And I had the privilege to judge one of the early contests when Nan Ondra had the courage to challenge participants to try out scanning plant material, a technique that I’ve been known to fiddle around with.
I’ll admit that my photography and scanning has been pretty paltry this year. I’ve been busy with a new granddaughter, weddings and work blogging at Cornell Horticulture and this fall a big push on the Cornell Titan Arum blog. Much of my creative efforts — photography, video, time-lapse — have been tied up in those efforts. But I vow that during the 2015 growing season, I’ll do a better job documenting what goes on here in Ellis Hollow. Especially if I have a challenge from Picture This.
So I don’t have a lot to choose from image-wise from 2014. But I did grab a decent shot of a new Turk’s cap lily (Lily leichtlinii), though I’m having a hard time deciding which view is the most pleasing.
The portrait?
Or the landscape?
Or maybe the blue bottle shot.
Venture over to find out which.
Beautiful lily shot, Craig! I’m partial to blue bottles too. But most of all, congrats on the new granddaughter!
That is one gorgeous lily. I think the portrait does it justice. Have you seen Holt’s learning lab for garden photogs on his site? I signed up but haven’t used it, just the free bit. Like you I’ve been occupied elsewhere but find I miss blogging, but really just the fellow bloggers 🙂 Hope you and the family are all well.