‘Down on Your Knees’, Picture This photo contest for August!

Verbascum & Bloodgrass

This is my very first serious entry for a photo contest offering a prize and I’m so excited!  Not that I think I have a chance at the prize, but because it’s fun and I do have a competitive spirit even though I don’t take myself too seriously.  I’m an artist working with glass, avid gardener who constantly  wonders about and seeks my next direction.  So it’s really fun to marry my two passions with my amateur hobby of photography.

I found the Gardening Gone Wild site via Teresa at Gardening with Soule after her comment on my last post (Thanks Teresa!).  There are some fabulous photos entered in the contest as you can see here!  Just click on each person’s entry to view.

The photos are all taken from knee level or lower.  I think my favorite so far is Teresa’s.  Her color, composition, texture and contrast all work perfectly together.

The prize is a selection of summer blooming perennials from one of my favorite nurseries, High Country Gardens!  I need to get my fall order placed with them soon!

David Perry is the judge and you MUST see the photos on his garden blog.  Incredible to say the least!

After taking photos this morning it was difficult for me to choose which I liked best to select as my entry!

Gentian

I love the Gentian detail…..

Gentian

As well as the trio Gentian trumpets.

Bumble Bee

Then there was the Bumble bee on the pink Veronica…..

Pink Veronica

And the pink Veronica grouping.

Sage

I love the texture of this sage….

They've reseeded everywhere!

Which led my eye to more textures.

Stripes

But these were grayish & greenish, & I love color.  So, after 99 shots, the  Verbascum won out.  For me anyway….did I make the right choice?  Which would you have selected???

Thanks for stopping by.  Until next time……

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