Monday, 18th April 2011
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
by Kevin Pieper
I recently had the opportunity to get up to Mount Vernon to shoot the tulips. We were lucky enough to have an interesting sky, and although there weren't many fields peaking yet, this field of pink tulips was in full bloom.
Equipment: Canon 5D MKII, 16-35 at 16mm, f22 to get the sun star, 3-stop reverse grad
Kevin Pieper
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival by Kevin Pieper was photo of the day on Monday, 18th April 2011. It is tagged Flowers, Sunset, Tulips. You can leave a comment below.
30 Comments
Tim Andes
dang, wonderful capture
Kathy Urbach
No wonder this was chosen for Shot of the Day….this is gorgeous…..
R.G.Hoag
Beautiful subject, nicely crafted shot.
Justin Reznick
Sweet KP! Great to finally meet you at the festival, so happy you got a winning image!
Terri
Very beautiful! Your timing was perfect with the sun being where it is.
Anki
Very beautiful. Love the colors.
Andrea
Beautiful shot. Perfect with the sky.
Ian Pelly
lovely colours and a great sky.
Liubawa10
It looks like a dream! You must be very happy to watch that incredible moment.
Pauline Jones
Oh wow I love the flowers and the sunburst together; they make a great composition.
Lisa
GORGOUS!!! I love the sun glint coming through!
Helen Hart
Best tulip field picture I’ve seen, and being from nearby I’ve seen many! Guess the pinks are early, I don’t remember seeing this color. Thanks for the memories…I now live in AZ
Marie Dunphy Harding
Giving equal space to that glorious sky makes for a stunning image. Well deserved potd, Kevin!
Age
Is this Mount Vernon the same as George Washington’s home? I have been there several times, but I have never seen anything like your picture.
Absolutely gorgeous picture by the way!
Richard Dart
Thanks for this glorious reminder of my childhood stomping grounds. You captured what would have been gone forever in another second or two.
Kevin Pieper
Thanks everyone for the comments!
Age: This is Mount Vernon in Washington state. No relation to George!
Kevin
Gouldkb
I was just there this weekend too! It is certainly a must do if you are in Western Washington in April. I love this photo – the sky looks great and compliments to tulips perfectly. Wonderful job
Carolyn
Breath taking, by far the best Tulip pics I’ve seen. Awesome job!
Laura Milholland
Marvelous in every way!
Merrylyn Gabriel-Candelario
Beautiful field of Tulips, but even more captivating is the sun beaming through the clouds. What a beautiful sight! You have captured the essence of Nature’s beauty.
Rashid Mukoon
What a marvellous color,what a scene with the sun at the horizon.Congratulation
Teresa
This beautiful scene is just a reminder of how very, very Awesome my God really is. April 18th is my daughter’s birthday and what a blessed way to end it, with this scene in mind. Thank You for sharing Kevin
Rajib Singha
Nice image Kevin!
Paul Van Cauteren
good picture, but I do not like the horizon exactly in the middle. The horizon-rule is
only a rule of thumb, but i feel in this case it should be applied and your picture
would be much better with 2/3 flowers and 1/3 sky !
Sadia Rahman
excellent
Suzie Wood
Perfect! Will by there on Sunday. Looking forward to seeing more blooms.
Ben Gebo
Tulip festival? Sounds like my kind of place.
Roncaimano
What a beautiful senic. The honor is well deserved!
Roncaimano
Great shoot
Well deserved honor
Ron Caimano
A beautiful composition. Congratulations for being there.