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The photography blog of Victoria Bennett Beyer, featuring travel photographs from road trips across America and botanical photography of plants, flowers and leaves.
Here's an old shot - taken from the bridge at Kinzua State Park here in Pennyslvania. This place is worth a visit in any season. There's a museum that tells the story of the railroad bridge that used to span the gorge, but was destroyed by a tornado. There is now an overhang built in the same spot, and the view is incredible.
I have always loved dahlias. In fact, it was a photo I took of a dahlia, back when I was in college, with my lens turned around to simulate a macro effect, that ignited the spark of my photography passion. Until then, I had merely been messing around. But that image, flawed though it was, taught me there were worlds to be seen inside a bloom, if one could just look closely enough.
Fast-forward to last year, when my husband’s friend - not just any dahlia grower, but someone who is passionate about cultivating the most beautiful dahlias around - gives us some to plant because all the dahlia shows are canceled and he doesn’t want them to go to waste. We planted them, but missed the bloom last year because we were in Wyoming. This year, however, we did get one to thrive and it has the most magnificent color, as you can see in the first image.
It was no accident that when I went to the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden recently, the dahlia show was also happening. I got a peek at the exquisite blooms before judging began, but only got a few pictures of these winners (last three photos) before I had to leave. What fantastic marvels they are, looking beautiful from afar and providing almost infinite detail when you look closely.
I took a day last weekend to visit the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, located in Collier Township. There are three miles of trails that wander the 460 acres. It was a beautiful day for it, and the goldenrod and asters were abundant and bright.
I look forward to returning here with my daughter, as it has several areas that would be fun for kids of any age, including a sand pit, a huge sculpture of a fire pit that you can climb, and cute little buildings like the one above, which look like a perfect place to stop and read a book.
We still see a few butterflies around here this time of year, but most monarchs have left on their migration south. This was one of the stragglers.
Does anyone know why mushrooms seem to pop up so much more often this time of year? These always pop up in the fall.
A beautiful garden spider takes up residence in my friend's shed.
After my time in Wyoming I find myself back in Pennsylvania, getting back into routines (school in person this year for my daughter - how novel!) and back to renovations on my 100-year-old home. I still pick up my camera, but less often than when I am unencumbered in the summer. But autumn is here, and the leaves will be turning soon. It's an incredible season to live here and I feel blessed. This is a photo I took a few years ago at a friend's house.
