Red Tulips, at Holme

[puddleshark]

Grey sky yesterday, no sun. But the softer light was actually pretty good for photographing bright red tulips, so I ventured over to Holme.







I timed my visit a bit late this year. The tulips in the Hot Colours Garden were still putting on an amazing display, but elsewhere most of the tulips were starting to go over.






Tulip 'Yellow Pomponette'?




Black parrot tulip?




Red and white tulips & the architectural leaves of Cynara cardunculus.


The Cynara cardunculus is very fond of its tulips...

Comments

[nanila]

The red really pops in that first shot, which is also beautifully composed. 🙂

[puddleshark]

Thanks!

I always struggle to photograph red flowers - usually they're just too bright for the camera, and I lose any fine detail on the petals... But the grey weather was a help!

[mallorys_camera]

Ah! You're ahead of us on the spring flower gradient by at least three weeks. Lovely tulips.

[puddleshark]

Thanks!

Yes, we're already nearing the end of tulip season here... But I think there are still a few weeks, or maybe a month to go until rose season. Not sure what I'll find to photograph in those few weeks!

[kaishin108]

Oh how pretty! And some dark purple ones, yesss!

[puddleshark]

The dark purple tulips are gorgeous - they really stand out in the display...

[kaishin108]

I love those so much, the dark purple.