Dahlia, Oh Dahlia © 2012 Bo Mackison
It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between. ~ Diane Ackerman
Dahlias are my favorite flower to shoot. When I find a dahlia I love, I usually return a dozen times so I can capture the dahlia in its many stages, from bud to petals scattered on the garden earth. But when a dahlia I fall in love with is in a garden 200 miles from my home, I can’t visit over and over. The next best thing? Take an hour’s worth of photos in this patch of dahlias, every angle, in diffused light, in sun patches. Blowing in the breeze, and captured in a still air.
After I processed with photograph by de-saturating the colors, I could only look at the giant photo on my computer screen and think, “Dahlia, oh dahlia!” I’m in awe of this beautiful flower.
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Bo Mackison is a photographer and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. She is busy at work, finishing a few new photographs to bring to the Third Ward Art Festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this coming weekend. More info to follow.
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that is awesome. do you grow them in your garden?
I wish I did, but no. I visit gardens in the area. But maybe I’ll try a few plants in my yard next year. Great idea, Gandalf!
Dahlias are wonderful flowers to grow and photograph.
I think they may be my favorite. Thanks, Anita.
Gorgeous photo. I have loved dahlias even before I knew what they were called. I love taking pictures but don’t do so often enough. I’ll have to to something about that. Your photos are always so inspiring.
Thanks, Corina, for the kind words. So glad you visited, and glad you left a comment so I could say hi!
Beautiful.
Thanks, Robin.
Absolutely gorgeous Bo. 🙂
Thank you, Joanne. You are so kind to visit my blog and leave comments so often. I truly appreciate all my commentors!