My wife, our oldest daughter and myself did a day trip over to Whidbey Island last week (Whidbey is just “off shore” in the Puget Sound north of downtown Seattle, but literally just west of where we live in the northern suburbs of Seattle). It doesn’t matter where we go, I always have my camera ready as you never know what you will see that hits you as a photo opportunity. One of those opportunities occurred right after lunch and just before we were going to catch the ferry back to the mainland. We had stopped at a nice outdoor restaurant for lunch and next door to it was a massive nursery with tons of flowers and plants. It caught my wife and daughters eye, so after lunch we ventured over to check it out. As the three of us ventured around the nursery, we came across some stunning Dahlia plants with very (and I mean at least 12 inches/30.48 centimeters) large blooms. The photographer in me immediately went to work on capturing the largest blooms, framing those and then taking another shot as a macro close-up. I have attached eight captures of four different blooms.
Soft Pink, Yellow And White Dahlia Bloom
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They are gorgeous!
Thanks Darlene…..I was blown away by them!!
These are gorgeous images and flowers, especially the two close ups!
Thanks Brad!! The blooms were large and stunning….hard to mess up a shot of their natural beauty!! Thanks for stopping by!!
Stunning photographs.
Thank you very much for your kind words!! I was blown away when I came across these and had to memorialize them!!
Oh, wow! What spectacular photos! I love dahlias – they have such complex geometry and gorgeous colours. Ours are in bloom now, too, but none as big as the ones you saw in the nursery! 🙂
I was blown away by the sheer size of them!! Unbelievable!! Thanks for stopping by!!! Have a great week!!
Beautiful captures & a wonderful excursion for ya’ll, Kirt! ❤️
It was fun!! Thanks for stopping by and for the feedback!! Have a great week!!
They are simply gorgeous and marvelous Kirt. Thanks a lot 😊
Thank you Kamal for your feedback and for stopping by!! Have a great week!!
You are always welcome dear Kirt. You too have a great week ahead
Wow!!! These are the most beautiful blooms, stunning, and you captured them perfectly, Kirt! Thank you for sharing these! 😍
My pleasure. I can’t tell you how surreal they truly looked, live and in person. They were so huge!! Couldn’t pass up an opportunity like that!! Thanks for stopping by!! have a great week!
Dahlias are amazing! And you captured them beautifully! Thank you!
Thanks Nancy….they were stunning….especially their size!! Have a great week!!
What gorgeous flowers, Kirt. All the shots are beautiful, but I love the close ups and the way they focus my eye on the details. If you head to Whidbey again and enjoy mussels, try the Front Street Grill in Coupeville. We drove 3 hours each way and stayed over night just to have dinner there. It’s fabulous. 🙂
We chose to do Whidbey on a Wednesday, which we didn’t know was a day most of the restaurants are closed. Go figure!! Our next trip over we will keep that in mind. We’re planning on going over again in a couple of weeks when our LA grandchildren are here. We live close to the Mukilteo Ferry connection to Whidbey and want them to experience the ferry and the Admiralty Point Lighthouse. I will keep that restaurant in mind…I remember seeing it when we were over there.
The blooms were so large on the flowers and incredibly beautiful, I had to do a photoshoot!! Glad you like them!! Thanks for stopping by and for the recommendation on the restaurant!! Have a great week!
🙂 If you give it a try, I hope you enjoy it. Sounds like a fun trip for the LA grandies.
Gorgeous details and colors, Kirt.
Thanks Dan!! Much appreciated!!
Thanks Dan!! They were so large and stunning!! Have a great week!!
Beautiful!!
Thanks Christy! They truly were surreal in size in person. Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great week!!
You too, Kirt!
What absolute beauties they are and I love your close up shots of them. Stunning!
Thanks Gill! The blooms were unusually large allowing for such great macro shots!! Thanks for stopping by!!
Oh my gosh … these are all gorgeous! I especially like the ultra close-ups with petals filling the frame.
We were all blown away by the size of these blooms….12”….they screamed macro shots!! Thanks for your input!!
These are absolutely beautiful!! I love how each one feels to capture a little something different, to make them each unique. The shots I got of these gorgeous flowers I thought were amazing, but nothing like these, especially the really close ups! Them each one!
I’m still blown away by the sheer size of these blooms….wasn’t that incredible? I’m really happy with the macro shots!! Thanks for stopping by and for the feedback!!
Stunning, Kirt! One of my favorites!!
Hope all is well in your world..
Thanks Lorrie for your kind words!! All is good here! Hope all is well with you! Blessings!!