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A Rainbow of Colors in Tulips, Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
When working the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, I always look for contrasting rows of colors. This garden section of Rodengarten near Mt. Vernon, Washington, had interesting rainbow tones of yellow, pink, reds, blacks, and whites. I chose to do this vertically to compress the feeling of the stripe patterns of colors. Conveniently, shadow fell across […]
Closeup of Red and Yellow Tulip, Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
Among the many beautiful photographs of the tulips from the International Skagit Valley Tulip Festival held annually in the Mt. Vernon area of Washington State, I love it when I can find a simple tulip and focus on just the color and micro patterns in the image. Tulips are such powerful symbols of Spring for […]
Yellow and Purple Tulip Closeup, Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
I love the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival and have many years of photographs from its bountiful rainbow of tulips. This one is from the 2007 festival, a very gray sky and wet few weeks. We always bring our full camera gear, different tripods, lenses, everything we can to get the landscape views as well as […]