Someone asked me recently what my favorite flower is. That used to be a no-brainer for me: Daffodils. I love the dual yellow. They are so bright and cheery after a long winter. They were my favorite… and I still love them.
Still… when the question was asked, my mind started flipping through dozens… maybe hundreds of flowers that I have been photographing over the last couple of years.
I can’t pick just one. Each flower has its own unique beauty and a context for being a favorite. Hmm… do I have a favorite early spring flower? Woodland flower? Field flower? Roadside flower? Garden flower? Cut flower? Corsage/Boutineer flower? Mid-summer flower? Composite flower? Which is my favorite for its color? It’s fragrance? It’s shape? It’s form?
Here’s a little Hall of Fame: Jennifer’s Favorites…
My Favorite Dramatic Flower:
Day Lily in My Garden
My Favorite Flower with Contrasting Colors:
Asters on a Rainy Day at College Park
My Favorite Spring Ephemeral:
White Trillium at Long Point State Park
My Favorite Combination of Pinks:
Crown Vetch at College Park
My Favorite Composite Flower:
Black-Eyed Susan at the Gravel Pit
My Favorite Woodland Flower:
Common Wood Sorrel at Camp Timbercrest
Those are some of my favorites… but be warned… the list is ever changing.
Right now, taking pictures is my obsession. Sometimes I photograph flowers because I’m learning their names and the pictures aren’t anything artisically noteworthy. But sometimes, I find a flower standing in just the right spot, with the perfect background and the perfect light… That’s my favorite.
What’s yours?
Hi, you have some very nice shots here. I really love the photo of the day lily. I like daffodils too, they are cheerfull plants, full of sun after the long winter. But my favourite is tulip ..
I don’t think I could come up with one favourite flower, any more than I could come up with one favourite food. Now that you have me looking at wildflowers, I am seeing new favourites that I enjoy more than my garden flowers.
Hi Jennifer,
Like you, I would have a difficult time picking a single favorite flower, but lean toward any of the lovelies that attract hummingbirds: Cardinal flower, trumpet vine and a beautiful new one I saw last week–black & blue Salvia.
These are wonderful Jennifer, especially the wood sorrel, nice work.
These are all wonderful shots and I really love the aster shot!
I like the day lily shot the best.You do seem to have the nack for photography, and most importantly-you enjoy it!
I might like the daylily the best of the bunch, but there are lots of fine ones here.
My favorite flower image or my favorite flower? For an image, maybe this one from last year, though it’s not a wildflower:
http://tomwhelan.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/morning-light/