Sunny Zinnia

Sunny Zinnia © 2010 Bo Mackison

Second in a series of photographs of this red zinnia. Photographed at Allen Centennial Gardens in Madison Wisconsin.

Red Zinnia Abstract

Red Zinnia Abstract © 2010 Bo Mackison

I visited the Allen Centennial Gardens in the evening hours and found a bed of red zinnias awash in the last of the day’s light. I seem to be enjoying zinnias this summer, a flower I haven’t had much previous acquaintance with. I found many perspectives from which to shoot, including this close up taken parallel with the flower. I had a great time at this red beauty’s portrait sitting.

I’ll be at the Summer Art Classic Fine Arts Festival at the Courthouse Square in Baraboo, Wisconsin on Saturday August 14. If you’re in the area, stop by my booth and say hello.

Red Bridge Reflection

Reflection in Pond at Allen Centennial Garden in Madison Wisconsin

Red Bridge Reflection @ 2010 Bo Mackison

Interesting colors towards the end of the day while visiting Allen Centennial Gardens on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison. Love the mix of bright colors – yellow-greens from the trees’ reflections, the bridge’s reflection in bright red, and the blue-green tinted lily pads.

Sunlit Grasses

Sunlit Grasses © 2010 Bo Mackison

Sometimes simple is good. The last bit of evening sunlight on a few prairie grasses.

Yellow Spires

Three Yellow Flowers at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison Wisconsin

Yellow Spires © 2010 Bo Mackison

Yellow flower spires, in triplicate. Photographed at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison Wisconsin.