My favorite flowering tree is the Dogwood.

I especially like the wild variety. Non cultivated. Growing in the forest.

The Dogwoods is one of the earliest flowering trees I see in the spring.

Blossoms on the trees are fleeting. If you don’t pay attention and look for them you may not ever see them.

The flower of a Dogwood tree is relatively large. And the flower spreads out and curves.

Dogwood flower blossoms occupy a lot of space in three dimensions. This allows for a lot of options in photography.

I like the red tip at the end of each petal on the Dogwood flower.

I focused on that point in this image. Looking across the flower from the side.

focusing on the edge of the flower. This highlights the red and throws the rest of the image out of focus.

Photo details: Nikon D300S. Nikon 60mm f/2.8. Focal length 60mm. ISO 400. 1/1250 sec. f/3.2.

Thank you for joining me on the blog today.

You can see another image of a Dogwood flower with the focus on the center of the blossom.