Zinnia Petals

Zinnia Petals © 2010 Bo Mackison

Fourth in a series of zinnia photographs. Photographed at the Allen Centennial Gardens on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison.

Tilt!

red zinnia photograph taken at Allen Centennial Gardens in Madison Wisconsin

Tilt! © 2010 Bo Mackison

Third in a series of a red zinnia portrait. Taken at Allen Centennial Gardens on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison, Wisconsin.

And please join me as I continue my series on Writing Your Life Story at the Memoir Space. Articles are published monthly on The Calm Space, a virtual magazine hosted by Karen Wallace. This month’s article is titled “Use Action to Jump Start Memoir Writing.

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.