{"id":46723,"date":"2017-05-12T04:54:24","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T10:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=46723"},"modified":"2026-03-20T08:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:15:54","slug":"peachy-daylily-before-my-bird-photography-obsession-took-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2017\/05\/12\/peachy-daylily-before-my-bird-photography-obsession-took-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Peachy Daylily – Before my Bird Photography Obsession Took Hold"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PeachyPeachy Daylily – Nikon D8800, f7.2, 1\/264, ISO 50, 86mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Last month I was looking through some of my earliest image archives and came across a photo of a peachy-colored Daylily that I had taken while exploring with my friend Patty at the Florida Botanical Gardens<\/span><\/a> in Pinellas County, Florida.<\/p>\n

Before my bird photography obsession kicked in I would often go exploring in the gardens around the state and photograph the flowers, trees, plants, bees and butterflies I found there and quite often Patty was with me. She and I went to the same high school together in Germany and even though I didn’t know her then we connected later in life and became the best of friends. We saw a lot of Florida together!<\/p>\n

When I think back on those days I have to think of how much easier it was to photograph the butterflies, flowers, trees, grasses and bees than it is to photograph wild birds on the wing. I miss the days of exploring with Patty but I am glad I switched my focus to birds. They are my calling, my delight, and my joy. I’m glad I became addicted to bird photography.<\/p>\n

I just thought some of you might like to see what I did with my camera before my obsession with bird photography kicked in.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my flower, shrub, and tree photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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