A girl, a purple bike and a field of lavender. My dream photo shoot come true.
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Production notes:
Location: Purple Haze Lavender Farm, Olympic Peninsula, Washington. The Peninsula is home to the largest Lavender Festival in the US, which is held this weekend.
Model: Winifrede Walbaum
Date: July 6, 2010
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Thank you for all the lovely comments about my new bicycle!
(For those interested, I found it on Craigslist. There was a similar one on eBay but with shipping it would have cost twice as much. Although there are some good ones to be found there.)
Hope you enjoyed the day as much as I did!
xo – g
p. s. (To see some gorgeous photos of the other lavender farms on the Olympic Peninsula, visit my friend Sylvia. We’ve never met but we often visit the same locations.)
Yay, I'm first!! That never happens!
Well, I sure wish I would have had a beautiful girl and a purple bike to strategically place in my photos…lol.
It was just the icing on the cake!
Everyone of them is so beautiful G, what a fantastic post!
(p.s. thanks for the link)
These photo shoot has it all. Lavender and poppies, two of my favorite flowers, a gorgeous model, a summer day, and all photographed by you! You are so crazy talented! :)
Very Very Nice!!!!!!!
Good Week end !!
Absolutely some of my favorite pictures of the summer. I'm so in love with your work. Thank you for always showing such beauty!
Just PERFECT :)
Dear Georgianna, Love the poppies and lavender combination. Wish I lived closer so that I could pick lavender for $5.
Now I can see why the bicycle had to be purple. Beautiful shots, every one of them.
beautiful pics … it looks so pretty there! xo
georgianna!! love!! thank you for showing me a little slice of heaven today! your bike is the perfect prop for this special place. i think i can smell the lavender from here. just gorgeous. have a good weekend.
erin
What a lovely shoot! Have a great wkend.
Gorgeous colors & dreamy shots – and such a fun way to display them! Another wonderful G post!
Wishing you a lovely weekend,
Zuzu
Gorgeous, stunning photos! Love lavender!
Brenda
Oh my, I just have a soft spot for purple shades, lavender field, oh my, how lovely, I just want to sleep on that bed of purple. Thanks for the info, it is a pity that I just moved to the west coast from NYC a month ago, other wise, I would just drive there for the festival, I need to find one nearby now. Thanks for these lovely eye candies. I love it a lot!
An amazing photo shoot and blog post, you are such a talented lady, Your props all blend together effortlessly, the girl, the bike, the lavender and so on.
From a lover of lavender, this is over the top G. You've given it the recognition it deserves and your props just enhance it that much more.
I'd love to visit this festival but I'm sure I'd need a deep pockebook.
Judith
Oh goodness, I think I'm going to faint from the loveliness of all those photo's!!!
Really beautifull and on of my favorite colors!
Dearest g, these photos are gorgeous! I can't stop looking at them ~ they make me smile! lavender is also one of my other favorite!! It was soo wonderful to chat with you on fb! I look forward to chatting with you more. :) Have a lovely merry happy weekend and love to you!
p/s: now i am off to check out your bike!
Lavender & poppies are my favorite.. mmm.. the scent & colors!
Gorgeous photos Georgianna! They look like a Monet painting.. only better.
Mandy Lynne
What beautiful summer pictures, love lavender <¨
Thank you so much, everyone! Wish we could all meet up in the fields for a heavenly, fragrant afternoon! Lovely weekend to each of you. xo
Judith, it's really only about 1 1/2 hours from Seattle so it's an easy day trip. Although it's best to go right before or right after the Festival as it gets very crowded and for me, kind of spoils the atmosphere. I prefer to go mid week when the fields are empty. Then I can kind of pretend I'm in Provence! :)
Beautiful, beautiful colours, lavender and poppies and that bike, just stunning. Thanks for your lovely comment and the birthday wishes – I shall pass them on ;-) Have a lovely weekend, Love from London x
Oh so VERY beautiful! I can never get enough lavender. Your photograph of the one sprig is just heavenly! ::Jill
Oh G, I am delighted with all these wonderful pictures. The colors are beautiful.
Very nice this post. Your work is really adorable. And so is your new bicycle!
Happy Weekend.
Georgianna! simply beautiful! I love lavender….and have only seen fields of it in Canada, (east coast)….truly a wonderful shoot….smiles.
These are gorgeous and I adore the old look added to them with the photo corners!!! How did you do that? I would love to know how! Thanks. Take your time, too, no rush. Sending you love and blessings.
An amazing place for an amazing photo shoot! :) Totally love this post Georgianna! So romantic in every way. Thank you for asking about the rose. It's an historical gallica rose called L'Evêque. It's one of my fave roses. Flowers on time per year but for a very long time. :) Have a great week ahead! xo
Dear G, these lavender series are so dreamy and absolutely beautiful! Bikes and poppies are my passion:) La modelo es muy bonita;) Thank you for sharing the dream!:)
Have a beautiful week!
Zara
Another gorgeous shoot! I love the red poppies and lavender together, a total colour sensation. That second last photo is my fave, it's perfect!
The place is amazing!! I'd love to see something like this somewhere to snap some pictures too! I have to look for it :D
xxx
Beautiful shots!
I could just smell all the lavender… heavenly!
Oh Georgianna, these are like something out of a dream! What an absolutely lovely shoot — the lavender, the poppies, the vintage bike, and David's beautiful niece. I can only imagine how excited you were while you were pressing the shutter button… ;)
Oh my, I think I've just died and woken up in Lavender (and poppy!) heaven:) This shoot is outstanding Georgianna! Each image is as beautiful as the next. I can't stop looking all those pretty purple lavender tones… wow-wee!
Hi Georgianna,
I can see why this was your dream shoot -it is perfection!!!
I love the previous post as well-the bike was perfect for you.
Carolyn
Hello sweet friend! Came by to visit you and to have a peek at your gorgeous photos again! I hope you are having a wonderful week so far! Wishing you a lovely merry happy day and love to you!
i can't even imagine the aroma that must permeate the air at the lavender festival. it must be wonderful.
someday, i will experience it.
your pictures are beautiful and i think "violet rose" does your pictures great justice!!
hugs :D
OMG!!! Iam in heaven !!! sooooo gorgeous!!
tks for sharing with us my dear friend!
Hugs
Lila
How tired are you getting of me telling you how lovely, wonderful, and beautiful your images are? They are stunning!
wow!!! my dear Georgianna, I have missed this post, how incredible beautiful it is!!! and it´s so nice I have just met Wini!!
hugs dear, and hope we can meet on Saturday