Flowers, Photography

Spring Tuberoses

Macrophotography in a Southern California Garden

Tuberoses are among the first of the flowers to appear in my spring garden. They creep along the rock hedges, laying low to the ground, almost as if they are shy arrivals to the warmth of the season. Tightly-fisted at first, they spring open into lush buds, redolent with a scent well-known to perfume lovers throughout the eons.

On a warm afternoon, when the sun, which leaves a lot of my garden in the shade in the winter, was starting to edge its way across the backyard, I pulled out my 50mm macro lens and wandered about, photographing the small details of spring,

I loved being able to see the details of the pistil and stamen.

There are just so many details of a flower that are not noticeable to the naked eye, but which pop out when you take a close-up photograph.

I grow several varieties of tuberose. I actually think that the white and yellow variety, although not as flashy as the purple or red, might be my favorite.

Erika Burkhalter is a yogi, neurophilosopher, cat-mom, photographer, and lover of travel and nature, spreading her love and amazement for Mother Earth’s glories, one photo, poem or story at a time. (MS Neuropsychology, MA Yoga Studies).

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