lenscapes» flower photography

a rose by any other name

Tom Plant — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:20:11 +0000

on a recent visit to paso robles, we stopped to visit denis degher at domaine degher. this rose caught my eye.

lotus stem

Tom Plant — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:50:33 +0000

on a visit to cambodia in 2005, i went out looking for lotuses. they are one of the most beautiful flowers i have ever seen, even after all of the petals have dropped.

might as well be spring

Tom Plant — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:04:50 +0000

in the temecula valley, february showers have brought march flowers. the hillsides are awash.

kauai hibiscus

Tom Plant — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:02:20 +0000

kauai has some of the loveliest flowers i’ve seen. i shot this in 2004 shortly after a rain shower.

dahlia

Tom Plant — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:27:34 +0000

spring is just around the corner. I can’t wait to see the flowers start to bloom.

quintana roo hibiscus

Tom Plant — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:38:50 +0000

we visited xcaret in the state of quintana roo, mexico a few years ago. it’s a huge park, with beautiful flowers, birds, a river you can float down, swimming with dolphins and a theater. this hibiscus was one of the prettiest i have ever seen.

purple flower st thomas

Tom Plant — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:37:35 +0000

st thomas was our 3rd port of call on the eastern caribbean aboard holland america’s ms eurodam. our first stop of the day was at the butterfly where i saw this lovely purple flower.

plumeria

Tom Plant — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:33:45 +0000

sorry i can’t pinpoint where i shot this, but it may have been in vietnam. i think plumerias are one of the loveliest flowers on earth.

jamaican daisy

Tom Plant — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:08:38 +0000

on a trip to negril, jamaica a few years back, a group of friends got together to explore the country and take some photos. i’m not sure if this is a daisy, but i like the softness and light in this shot.

rancho la puerta

Tom Plant — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:17:56 +0000

i’ve been fortunate enough to visit rancho la puerta in tecate, mexico several times. it truly is a photographer’s paradise.