Siberian irises

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My favorite Siberian iris beds were in full bloom at Green Spring Gardens on Thursday. Got a slew of shots with my Nikon and my iPhone. These are phone shots, for you curious folks.

Irises at Green Spring Gardens

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Siberian iris

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Siberian iris

Iris siberica (Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro lens, 1/80, f/11, ISO 250)

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Blooming in my garden: Siberian iris

One more shot utilizing a black background (in lieu of showing a background composed of an asphalt street, a neighbor’s driveway and a yellow curb!)

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Siberian iris (Iris siberica) photographed at Green Spring Gardens

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Siberian iris (Iris siberica), photographed at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, VA

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Siberian iris ‘Blue Moon’

Iris siberica ‘Blue Moon’ photographed at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, VA (yes, they really are this beautifully colored!)

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(Spoonin’) Siberian iris and Foxglove

Siberian iris (Iris siberica) and Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), photographed at Green Spring Gardens

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Siberian iris (Iris siberica), photographed at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens

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Siberian iris (Iris siberica) © Cindy Dyer. All rights reserved.

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Siberian iris (Iris siberica, unknown variety); photographed at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens

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Close Ranks, MARCH!

Siberian iris (Iris siberica), photographed (in formation, no less!) at Green Spring Gardens

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Re-post: Siberian iris

Originally posted 4.23.2010

I played with depth of field while photographing this Siberian Iris at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden this morning. I shot more than 30 images of this same flower, and found this one to be my favorite. While the flower is sharp, the background has a very shallow depth of field, making the bloom appear to float—love me some of that bokeh!

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Eye candy, batch #2

Pulled from the archives of my personal refrigerator magnet poetry, I give to you my handcrafted attempt #1:

January snow blanket melts
cold February moon gone
March winds a memory
a luscious light envelopes
tiny crocus petals whisper spring
most delicate green grass emerges
rain sweetens the earth
bird song filters down
from the impossibly blue blue sky
warm breezes weave through
a gorgeous tapestry of color

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Siberian Iris

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Broom

Broom (Cytisus pseudoprocumbens; C. diffusus; native to Europe). Brooms can be either evergreen or semi-evergreen and are deciduous shrubs that tolerate (and even thrive in) poor soils and growing conditions and need little care (how many plants can you say that about?!). They are native to Europe, north Africa and southeast Asia. I photographed these buds against a backdrop of deep purple Siberian Irises at Green Spring Gardens.

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Siberian Iris

Siberian Iris photographed at Green Spring Gardens

Special note to Jim Grey (www.jimgrey.wordpress.com): Yes, I did notice that this is yet another purple flower. I can’t help it—I’m photographing what nature is giving me most of this time of year. At least I did photograph some white blooms for you today!)

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Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica)

I photographed these Siberian Irises (Iris sibirica) at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia. Special thanks to newly-enrolled-Master-Gardener-hopeful and fellow Nikonian, Mike, who offered to hold the diffuser for me while I got this shot!

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Siberian Iris

I played with depth of field while photographing this Siberian Iris at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden this morning. I shot more than 30 images of this same flower, and found this one to be my favorite. While the flower is sharp, the background has a very shallow depth of field, making the bloom appear to float—love me some of that bokeh!

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Siberian Iris, Green Spring Gardens

Overcast (but unusually bright) skies (perfect for flower photography) + a gazillion things in bloom at Green Spring Gardens = photographer’s heaven! More photos to come…

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Peekaboo

Yet another case of “I didn’t see that little guy when I was getting this shot.” Look in the center of this Siberian Iris—there’s a tiny green bug staring directly at you! I’m pretty sure this little bug is a Katydid nymph Scudderia. I photographed him/her at the Huntsville Botanical Garden last week.

Click here to see what one looks like up close and personal in a photograph I shot and posted on my blog last year.

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Pop!

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Duh…more plants, of course!

Yesterday was so balmy/beautiful/blue-skied that Michael and I decided to hit Green Spring Gardens again to see if there were any (new) photographic opportunities. Here are my results from our hour+ adventure.

Green Spring Gardens: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/gsgp/

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