Flowers

Lat summer I promised that I would send photos of flowers to add a bit of colour during the winter. Here in Newfoundland and Labrador, like other provinces and states in northern climes, the land is covered by a foot or more of snow and the colours of beautiful flowers should brighten your day.

2010 was the first year we had planted begonias and, though the varieties we purchased weren't very big, they had beautiful colours and bloomed until we had a couple of heavy frosts in the fall. The first two photos show the colours and textures of the beautiful begonia blooms. I also liked the way the sun filtered through the petals of a black-eyed susan bloom.

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Begonias

This is the first year that my wife has planted begonias and I have to admit that I have photographed them often throughout the summer. This morning I am sharing a few images of this beautiful flower that were taken in late August and early September. They were taken in the early morning - note the dew on the delicate petals.

The photographs were taken with my new 70-300 mm IS lens. You have probably noticed that I've been using that lens for most of my flower photography recently. That lens allows me to get close-up images from a distance and, since I have been favouring my knee most of the summer, it is much easier than using a wider lens, and having to get in very close to the plants and flowers to get the image I want.