2011 Smith College Spring Bulb Show (Part 2)

By the time I made it to the Smith College Spring Bulb Show many of the flowers had seen better days. The show runs March 5-20 and we visited on the 18th. Most of the tulips were wide open and days or moments away from losing their petals. I found this to be a great opportunity to focus on what a bee finds most attractive about a flower.

Truly an amazing variety of tulips. We don’t grow them a lot around here because deer love to eat tulips!

16 thoughts on “2011 Smith College Spring Bulb Show (Part 2)”

Misty on March 21, 2011 at 11:37 pm said:

These are all vibrant and beautiful!

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wherewander on March 22, 2011 at 6:19 am said:

beautiful beautiful pictures!

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Michelle on March 22, 2011 at 8:05 am said:

Wow….truly gorgeous. I think the open tulips are probably more beautiful to photograph…with the different colors and the pollen, etc. Beautifully done! I planted some Pink Impression tulips last fall and I’m very excited for them to bloom!

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thedailyclick on March 22, 2011 at 8:27 am said:

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L These are all gorgeous, I can’t decide between 3 and 5 for my favorite.
PLEASE tell me there’s a part 3!

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- Becky Sue on March 22, 2011 at 10:11 pm said:
  
  I do have more but there will be less of a theme.
  
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  - thedailyclick on March 23, 2011 at 8:27 am said:
    
    Yay! I can’t wait 🙂
    
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Shelly on March 22, 2011 at 9:15 am said:

stunning photos!! tulips are my favourite to shoot! The detail and colours are amazing. great job!

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Lizzi S. on March 22, 2011 at 11:45 am said:

AMAZING! The colors are all gorgeous and your detail is wonderful!

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Cedar on March 22, 2011 at 1:02 pm said:

These are gorgeous photos! I LOVE the second one!

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Karen on March 22, 2011 at 1:24 pm said:

Wow…great macros and editing! Hopefully you didn’t have to fight for positioning to set up your camera!

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Karma on March 22, 2011 at 9:47 pm said:

Really neat views of the tulips!
That is one problem to waiting til the last weekend to see the show with many flowers being past their prime. Your close-ups are so cool – what do you have for a macro lens?

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- Becky Sue on March 22, 2011 at 10:10 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Karen. I have a 100mm macro.
  
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Erika B on March 23, 2011 at 2:59 am said:

Wow, stunning! I’m a sucker for bright colors so all your shots were just right up my alley. Beautiful! I can’t even begin to pick a favourite.

Erika B

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justine on March 23, 2011 at 2:49 pm said:

these shots are magnificent, you have captured them all so well!

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Henrietta on March 23, 2011 at 5:23 pm said:

Ou my…just gorgeous colorful mind blowing shot:)

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milkayphoto on March 24, 2011 at 1:21 pm said:

Wow – the vibrant colors just about FLY off the monitor! These are GORGEOUS!!

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