Photography
Visiting the Nursery
In the last several months I’ve found myself spending a lot more time in beautiful Charleston, SC. This opened up a great opportunity to visit our partner nursery, Charleston Aquatic... Read More »
Photographing an Old Friend
Each year at my mom’s house we have a bit of a tradition: photographing the pink lotus. Because lotus blooms don’t tend to last very long, we have a... Read More »
Ewa in the Garden – Top Water Garden Pics
Check out Ewa in the Garden’s list of top 10 water garden pics. She rounded up some very cool ponds! If you’re looking for a very cool way to... Read More »
Ponds and Water Gardens Photo Contest
Want to see your water garden in Ponds and Water Gardens Magazine? They’re having a photo contest. Click here for the details. Here’s how you can enter: Entry Answer the... Read More »
Angled Pink Lotus Wallpaper
This is, I believe, our third wallpaper featuring a pink lotus, and it won’t be the last. It’s a common water garden plant, and it’s one of the most beautiful.... Read More »
Pink Night-Blooming Water Lily
Our last several free garden wallpapers have trended pretty strongly toward the warmer side of the color spectrum. This isn’t unusual, I think, in garden photography. Often, the most striking... Read More »
Purple Tropical Water Lily
This week’s wallpaper comes to us from Eriksberg, Sweden. It’s a tropical water lily, so not exactly a native of the Uppland province in Sweden, but thanks to the magic... Read More »
Cosmos Sulfur Wallpaper
This week’s wallpaper features a flawless Sulfur or Yellow Cosmos (Cosmos sulfureus) bloom in macro. I thought that this photo could serve as a great example of how the absence... Read More »
Red Water Lily Wallpaper
In discussing last week‘s wallpaper, I pointed out that one of the things that interested me about it was how the use of a polarized lens filter eliminated much of the glare... Read More »
Pink and Yellow Water Lily Wallpaper
This week’s wallpaper features a pale pink, almost lavender water lily blossom, fully open to showcase its bright yellow heart. I love the flower in this image, of course,... Read More »
Pink Lotus Blossoms Wallpaper
This week’s free wallpaper comes from another great Japanese photographer, Kazue Asano. I chose this photo partly for the striking color of the lotus petals (I’m a sucker for a... Read More »
Ume Blossom Wallpaper
This week’s free wallpaper is a pink Ume blossom on a white backdrop. I was extremely impressed with the vivid contrast in this photo, and I just had to have... Read More »
