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A high-angle, close-up photograph of a vibrant cluster of purple rhododendron blossoms at Volunteer Park in Seattle, Washington. The primary cluster of flowers is arranged in a natural radial pattern, their delicate petals showing a soft, ruffled texture and subtle yellow speckling in the centers. Above the main cluster, more blooms reach toward a bright, diffused light source, suggesting the glass-filtered sun of the conservatory. The blossoms are framed by deep green, waxy leaves that create a bold contrast and add a sense of depth. The composition captures the lush, humid atmosphere of the greenhouse, emphasizing the intricate beauty of the floral structure through sharp focus and saturated color.

A high-angle, close-up photograph of a vibrant cluster of purple rhododendron blossoms at Volunteer Park in Seattle, Washington. The primary cluster of flowers is arranged in a natural radial pattern, their delicate petals showing a soft, ruffled texture and subtle yellow speckling in the centers. Above the main cluster, more blooms reach toward a bright, diffused light source, suggesting the glass-filtered sun of the conservatory. The blossoms are framed by deep green, waxy leaves that create a bold contrast and add a sense of depth. The composition captures the lush, humid atmosphere of the greenhouse, emphasizing the intricate beauty of the floral structure through sharp focus and saturated color.

Rhododendron bush at Volunteer Park, Seattle Washington

#GreenSat
#Photography
#BloomScroll
#rhododendrons
#nature
#VolunteerPark

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Color photo.  A brilliant green fern, growing from a raised planter, at the front left.  Another plant, with mostly red leaves, grows behind it.  The planter recedes into the background to the right.  It has many other plants in it, blurred so that only the fern in front is sharp.

Color photo. A brilliant green fern, growing from a raised planter, at the front left. Another plant, with mostly red leaves, grows behind it. The planter recedes into the background to the right. It has many other plants in it, blurred so that only the fern in front is sharp.

On Saturday I met some friends at the Conservatory in Seattle's Volunteer Park...

Full post, with additional photo: andrewflenniken.com/2026/02/10/f...

#Photography #VolunteerPark #VolunteerParkConservatory #Nikon #NikonCreators #Fujifilm

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#GreenSat
#VolunteerPark
#SeattleWA
#photography

Taken on a sunny day in 2013 in one of my favorite parks. Have no idea who the gentleman I captured in the shot. But, I liked the cut of his jib.

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#WaterTower #VolunteerPark #Seattle #Washington
#SensoryArt #Lines
photo by Steve Spanoudis
from the collections at theotherpages.org

A lot of #stairs, but good #views at the top, and #localhistory

#photography #blackandwhite #travel #travelphotography
#theotherpages #contrast #grid #windows

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Arboretum Walk in Seattle.

#volunteerpark #pnw #flowers

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Orange and yellow compound dahlia set against a blurred bokeh foliage background from the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle, October, 2025.

Orange and yellow compound dahlia set against a blurred bokeh foliage background from the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle, October, 2025.

Happy #ColorADay #OrangeSun!

#Photography #Flower #Dahlia #Seattle #VolunteerPark

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Yellow compound dahlia with red-orange tips in a dreamy bokeh-filled background illuminated by sunlight.  Taken in October, 2025, in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle.

Yellow compound dahlia with red-orange tips in a dreamy bokeh-filled background illuminated by sunlight. Taken in October, 2025, in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle.

For #ColorADay #YellowThu. Happy Thursday!

The dahlias are gone, but I still have lots of photos.

#Photography #Flower #Dahlia #Seattle #VolunteerPark

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Red, simple dahlia with a bright yellow center facing into the sunlight in the background against a blurred foliage background.

Red, simple dahlia with a bright yellow center facing into the sunlight in the background against a blurred foliage background.

Happy #ColorADay #RedWed!

The dahlias are being cut down and the tubers lifted when I visited yesterday.

#Photography #Flower #Dahlia #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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Vivid orange, red and yellow orchid flower, upper petals splayed outwards, against a green background.

Vivid orange, red and yellow orchid flower, upper petals splayed outwards, against a green background.

Pink, almost trumpet-like flowers.

Pink, almost trumpet-like flowers.

Ethereal, ghost-like flower with long, thin yellow-white petals dangling downwards.

Ethereal, ghost-like flower with long, thin yellow-white petals dangling downwards.

Pink, white, yellow and purple-black orchid flowers - looking like the complex heads of some alien creatures.

Pink, white, yellow and purple-black orchid flowers - looking like the complex heads of some alien creatures.

Miscellaneous #macrophotography #bloomscrolling from #VolunteerPark Conservatory, #Seattle. (Mostly orchids, I think?)

September 2025.

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Pink and white dahlia with tinges of yellow toward the center, partially opened, against a blurred background with another similar dahlia looking like a blurred reflection of the subject, and all against a green blurred foliage background.  A single frame with a 75mm lens at f/1.8 using extension tubes.

Pink and white dahlia with tinges of yellow toward the center, partially opened, against a blurred background with another similar dahlia looking like a blurred reflection of the subject, and all against a green blurred foliage background. A single frame with a 75mm lens at f/1.8 using extension tubes.

This single frame from September was kind of cool. The dahlia in the background looks like a reflection in a pond or something.

#Photography #ColorADay #PinkMon #Dahlia #Flower #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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Pink, compound pink dahlia that is partially open, against a blurred foliage and sunset background, taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden, Seattle, October, 2025.

Pink, compound pink dahlia that is partially open, against a blurred foliage and sunset background, taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden, Seattle, October, 2025.

Happy #ColorADay #PinkMon!

#Photography #Flower #Dahlia #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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B&W closeup of a spiky dahlia that is not quite fully opened centered in a square frame with fairly shallow depth of field, taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle, October, 2025.

B&W closeup of a spiky dahlia that is not quite fully opened centered in a square frame with fairly shallow depth of field, taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle, October, 2025.

A floral supernova for #BNWmacro Sunday. Have a great day!

#Photography #ClassicMono #Flower #Dahlia #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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B&W closeup of a small, compound dahlia at the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden, Seattle, October, 2025.

B&W closeup of a small, compound dahlia at the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden, Seattle, October, 2025.

This closeup has been sitting around, and it seems to quality for #BNWmacro.

#Photography #ClassicMono #Dahlia #Flower #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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B&W image of the reflection of an ornamental grass plant as it dries during autumn in the duck ponds of Volunteer Park (Seattle), October, 2025.

B&W image of the reflection of an ornamental grass plant as it dries during autumn in the duck ponds of Volunteer Park (Seattle), October, 2025.

Fading ornamental grass reflected in one of the duck ponds.

#Photography #ClassicMono #Grass #Reflection #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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Pink compound dahlia with hints of yellow toward the center set in a bokeh foliage background with a view other pink out of focus flowers.

Pink compound dahlia with hints of yellow toward the center set in a bokeh foliage background with a view other pink out of focus flowers.

Another environmental dahlia portraits. Of all the lens combinations that I've tried this year, this may be my favorite (40mm + diopters).

#Photography #Flower #Dahlia #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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Pink-salmon dahlia with yellow hints, along with a closed bud, against a blurred garden background and backlight from distant trees. Taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle, October, 2025.

Pink-salmon dahlia with yellow hints, along with a closed bud, against a blurred garden background and backlight from distant trees. Taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle, October, 2025.

Experimenting earlier this week with some wider more environmental dahlia portraits.

#Photography #Flower #Dahlia #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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Blueish-white hydrangea flower head against a blurred setting sun woodes background in Volunteer Park, Seattle, October, 2025.

Blueish-white hydrangea flower head against a blurred setting sun woodes background in Volunteer Park, Seattle, October, 2025.

Some fading flowers that are not dahlias from Volunteer Park (Seattle) -- a nice hydrangea against the setting sun.

#Photography #Flower #Hydrangea #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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Early autumn trees in Volunteer Park (Seattle) with a sunstar from the late afternoon sun.

Early autumn trees in Volunteer Park (Seattle) with a sunstar from the late afternoon sun.

Happy Friday!

#Photography #Sunlight #Sunstar #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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Bright red, simple dahlia with a yellow center, in partial sunlight, facing right and set against a blurred green foliage background.

Bright red, simple dahlia with a yellow center, in partial sunlight, facing right and set against a blurred green foliage background.

Look at me!

#Photography #Flower #Dahlia #Sunshine #ColorADay #RedWed #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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Direct view onto a yellow-orange to red-orange dahlia from the  Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle.  It is set against an out of focus green foliage background.

Direct view onto a yellow-orange to red-orange dahlia from the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle. It is set against an out of focus green foliage background.

Sorry for the overload of these photos, but here's a #ColorADay #OrangeSun candidate.

#Photography #Dahlia #Flower #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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B&W near-macro closeup of a symmetrical dahlia central portion with the 
distant parts of the flower falling out of focus.  Taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle.

B&W near-macro closeup of a symmetrical dahlia central portion with the distant parts of the flower falling out of focus. Taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle.

Close enough to #BNWmacro.

#Photography #ClassicMono #Dahlia #Flower #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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B&W closeup image from four macro frames of a dahlia against a much darker background.  It is a simple dahlia, viewed from edge on with the center in focus.

B&W closeup image from four macro frames of a dahlia against a much darker background. It is a simple dahlia, viewed from edge on with the center in focus.

Technically, it is a #BNWMacro, although I had to do a pano of four frames that were each macro because reasons...

#Photography #ClassicMono #Dahlia #Flower #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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Closeup of a honey bee on a red dahlia with a yellow center against a blurred background of foliage and other flowers.

Closeup of a honey bee on a red dahlia with a yellow center against a blurred background of foliage and other flowers.

One #FlyDay does not constitute any intent to become an insect photographer! Too hard!

#Photography #Dahlia #Flower #VolunteerPark #Seattle #Red

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B&W closeup of a spiky dahlia (with another fading away in the background to the right) with shallow depth of field in high contrast light.  The background is blurred and darkened.  Taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden, Seattle, October, 2025.

B&W closeup of a spiky dahlia (with another fading away in the background to the right) with shallow depth of field in high contrast light. The background is blurred and darkened. Taken in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden, Seattle, October, 2025.

Another dreamy B&W closeup.

#Photography #ColorADay #BWFri #Dahlia #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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B&W closeup of a large, sprawling dahlia viewed from the side.  There are a few raindrops on the petals.  The background is blurred and darkened away.

B&W closeup of a large, sprawling dahlia viewed from the side. There are a few raindrops on the petals. The background is blurred and darkened away.

I returned to the dahlias for some completely different dreamy closeups and wasn't feeling it until I started targeting B&W.

#Photography #ColorADay #BWFri #Dahlia #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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Pink, red, and white mottled compound dahlia in thin sunlight in front of blurred beds of other dahlias in the background at the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle, September, 2025.

Pink, red, and white mottled compound dahlia in thin sunlight in front of blurred beds of other dahlias in the background at the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle, September, 2025.

I was trying to avoid hiding in the shade and take some different angles using the sunlight (which is super hard). This one seemed to work and fits #ColorADay #PinkMon.

Getting the color to look OK on this one was super hard.

#Photography #Dahlia #Flower #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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A fully open large compound dahlia with red mottling on white that looks pink overall at the Seattle Volunteer Park Dahlia Gardens, September, 2025.

A fully open large compound dahlia with red mottling on white that looks pink overall at the Seattle Volunteer Park Dahlia Gardens, September, 2025.

Happy Monday, all. A little something for #ColorADay #PinkMon.

#Photography #Dahlia #Flower #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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Bright yellow starburst-shaped dahlia backlit in strong sunshine in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden, Seattle, September, 2025.

Bright yellow starburst-shaped dahlia backlit in strong sunshine in the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden, Seattle, September, 2025.

Sea urchin.

Something completely different, fighting the sunshine. However, this one stacked perfectly, which was nice.

#Photography #Dahlia #Flower #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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Elaborate simple dahlia with small yellow petals in the center surrounded by red-orange larger petals with yellow on the far edges.  Taken at the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle, September, 2025.

Elaborate simple dahlia with small yellow petals in the center surrounded by red-orange larger petals with yellow on the far edges. Taken at the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle, September, 2025.

Fully qualified for #ColorADay #OrangeSun.

#Photography #Dahlia #Flower #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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B&W closeup image of a pair of dahlias from the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle.

B&W closeup image of a pair of dahlias from the Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden in Seattle.

Demure dahlias.

#Photography #ClassicMono #ColorADay #BWFri #Dahlia #Flower #VolunteerPark #Seattle

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