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Happy 4th of July!

I went to a 4th of July parade this morning with my daughter, son-in-law, and two granddaughters. Such fun to see them watching the parade. Even little Sophie seemed to enjoy it, although it was getting pretty hot by the end. God bless the U.S.A.!

Hope you enjoy them and have a great day today with family!

Calla-lilies and Irises

One of the things I really like to photograph is flowers. My husband loves to fly fish, and when I go with him fishing, I usually spend my time photgraphing the wildflowers and plants in the area. Most of the time I use either my macro lens for really close up, or my 70-200 lens. It's really important to use a tripod when photographing flowers. As steady as I think my hand is, I almost always have some movement - and when you are photographing with a macro lens, every minute movement shows. So here are a few of the shots I've liked over the last few years.
These first flowers are calla-lilies. I photographed them at Stone Manor, a B&B in Lovettsville Virginia.

These irises are from a home in Winchester Virginia. The owners graciously allowed me to photograph their amazing collection of irises.

Next photography post I will share some of my favorite wildflower shots. Thanks for looking!