Cardinal Flower, Sarett Nature Center, Michigan. Aug, 4, 1996.

My favorite photo for this date is a Cardinal Flower. I was a Sarett Nature Center northeast of Benton Harbor, Michigan. Early August is the time for Cardinal Flowers. They like a pretty wet area to grow in so you take a boardwalk trail out to the wetland area where they grow and bloom.

The Sarett Nature Center is a great place to take photos. From spring through early fall there is always some kind of interesting collection of flowers in bloom. There are several trails to walk and explore, including one that goes down by the Paw Paw River. Stop at the nature center to ask questions about what is in bloom and where.

Selina as Sleeping Beauty, Ohio. August 4, 2011.

The model Selina from Kentucky came to Ohio to work with me for a couple of days (more photos here). One of the projects she had in mind was to do a Sleeping Beauty series. It just so happens that in the middle of the woods of southern Ohio there is a castle so I contacted the owners to see if we could use it for a few hours. Sleeping Beauty in a trance is my second favorite image for the day.

Selina as Sleeping Beauty, Ohio. August 4, 2011.

We created images at various places around the castle.

Selina as Sleeping Beauty, Ohio. August 4, 2011.

After our Sleeping Beauty shoot, we drove back to Columbus for a change of scenery and a change of costume.

Selina, Columbus, Ohio. August 4, 2011.

We were downtown shooting late in the evening, but not as late as this clock would indicate. It was stuck at this particular time.

Selina, Columbus, Ohio. August 4, 2011.

My third favorite image for August 4 was created in a back alley in front of the shiny metal doors on the back wall of a bank. You can’t see it in this photo, but Selina is right under a security camera. I wondered if a security guard was inside watching this part of our photo shoot.

Series Link

Series: Favorite Photos by Date

Favorite Photo, August 3 – more photos of Selina

How To Work With A Model When The Windchill is 4° – another portrait of Selina

Sarett Nature Center – the official web site