{"id":671,"date":"2012-03-10T13:13:40","date_gmt":"2012-03-10T18:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migrate.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/?p=671"},"modified":"2019-12-01T12:19:13","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T17:19:13","slug":"longwood-gardens-after-hours-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/longwood-gardens-after-hours-week-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Longwood Gardens: After Hours Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Longwood Gardens\" href=\"http:\/\/www.longwoodgardens.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Longwood Gardens <\/a>host a very special <em>Photography After Hours<\/em> as part of their <a title=\"Longwood visual arts\" href=\"https:\/\/ce-registration.longwoodgardens.org\/wconnect\/ShowSchedule.awp?&amp;Mode=GROUP&amp;Group=AD&amp;Title=Visual+Arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visual arts program<\/a>. I am fortunate to join Dick Greenwood and fourteen others this month as we get access to the gardens without the crowds. For the next 4 weeks I will post a few samples from each session. Our first evening featured a display of Blue Poppy in the Orangery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1170\" data-carousel-extra='null' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1170px; height: 374px;\" data-original-width=\"1170\" data-original-height=\"374\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 374px; height: 374px;\" data-original-width=\"374\" data-original-height=\"374\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1599_Edit_855.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"370\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"370\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"672\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1599_Edit_855.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,900\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edward F. Bacon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Meconopsis grandis, nicknamed the Blue Poppy (although it is only poppy-like), is the national flower of Bhutan. In the late spring of 1922, a British Himalayan expedition, led by legendary mountaineer George Leigh Mallory, discovered the plant on their failed attempt to reach the summit of the then-unconquered Mount Everest. The flowers were introduced to much excitement at the Royal Horticultural Society\\u0027s spring show of 1926&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1331066308&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92012 Edward F. Bacon \\\/ Nantmeal Village, PA \\\/ All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Longwood-1599\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Meconopsis grandis, nicknamed the Blue Poppy (although it is only poppy-like), is the national flower of Bhutan. In the late spring of 1922, a British Himalayan expedition, led by legendary mountaineer George Leigh Mallory, discovered the plant on their failed attempt to reach the summit of the then-unconquered Mount Everest. The flowers were introduced to much excitement at the Royal Horticultural Society&amp;#8217;s spring show of 1926&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1599_Edit_855.jpg?fit=620%2C620&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1599_Edit_855.jpg?fit=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1599_Edit_855.jpg?w=370&#038;h=370&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1599_Edit_855.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1599_Edit_855.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1599_Edit_855.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1599_Edit_855.jpg?resize=620%2C620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1599_Edit_855.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1599_Edit_855.jpg?resize=570%2C570&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1599_Edit_855.jpg?resize=510%2C510&amp;ssl=1 510w\" width=\"370\" height=\"370\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"370\" data-original-height=\"370\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Longwood-1599\" alt=\"Longwood-1599\" style=\"width: 370px; height: 370px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 374px;\" data-original-width=\"250\" data-original-height=\"374\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1585_Edit_840.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"246\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"370\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"673\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1585_Edit_840.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edward F. Bacon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1331065325&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92012 Edward F. Bacon \\\/ Nantmeal Village, PA \\\/ All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Longwood-1585\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1585_Edit_840.jpg?fit=600%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1585_Edit_840.jpg?fit=600%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1585_Edit_840.jpg?w=246&#038;h=370&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1585_Edit_840.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1585_Edit_840.jpg?resize=570%2C855&amp;ssl=1 570w\" width=\"246\" height=\"370\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"246\" data-original-height=\"370\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Longwood-1585\" alt=\"Longwood-1585\" style=\"width: 246px; height: 370px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 374px;\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"374\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1544_Edit_800_Edit_818.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"542\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"370\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"674\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1544_Edit_800_Edit_818.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,614\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edward F. Bacon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1331063418&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92012 Edward F. Bacon \\\/ Nantmeal Village, PA \\\/ All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Longwood-1544\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1544_Edit_800_Edit_818.jpg?fit=620%2C423&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1544_Edit_800_Edit_818.jpg?fit=900%2C614&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1544_Edit_800_Edit_818.jpg?w=542&#038;h=370&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1544_Edit_800_Edit_818.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1544_Edit_800_Edit_818.jpg?resize=620%2C423&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1544_Edit_800_Edit_818.jpg?resize=768%2C524&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1544_Edit_800_Edit_818.jpg?resize=570%2C389&amp;ssl=1 570w\" width=\"542\" height=\"370\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"542\" data-original-height=\"370\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Longwood-1544\" alt=\"Longwood-1544\" style=\"width: 542px; height: 370px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1170px; height: 272px;\" data-original-width=\"1170\" data-original-height=\"272\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 406px; height: 272px;\" data-original-width=\"406\" data-original-height=\"272\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1556_Edit_833.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"402\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"268\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"675\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1556_Edit_833.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,600\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edward F. Bacon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1331063953&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92012 Edward F. Bacon \\\/ Nantmeal Village, PA \\\/ All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Longwood-1556\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1556_Edit_833.jpg?fit=620%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1556_Edit_833.jpg?fit=900%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1556_Edit_833.jpg?w=402&#038;h=268&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1556_Edit_833.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1556_Edit_833.jpg?resize=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1556_Edit_833.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1556_Edit_833.jpg?resize=570%2C380&amp;ssl=1 570w\" width=\"402\" height=\"268\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"402\" data-original-height=\"268\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Longwood-1556\" alt=\"Longwood-1556\" style=\"width: 402px; height: 268px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 183px; height: 272px;\" data-original-width=\"183\" data-original-height=\"272\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1605_Edit_794.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"179\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"268\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"676\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1605_Edit_794.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edward F. Bacon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1331066744&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92012 Edward F. Bacon \\\/ Nantmeal Village, PA \\\/ All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.25&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Longwood-1605\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1605_Edit_794.jpg?fit=600%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1605_Edit_794.jpg?fit=600%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1605_Edit_794.jpg?w=179&#038;h=268&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1605_Edit_794.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1605_Edit_794.jpg?resize=570%2C855&amp;ssl=1 570w\" width=\"179\" height=\"268\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"179\" data-original-height=\"268\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Longwood-1605\" alt=\"Longwood-1605\" style=\"width: 179px; height: 268px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 194px; height: 272px;\" data-original-width=\"194\" data-original-height=\"272\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1575_Edit_830_Edit_832.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"190\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"268\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"677\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1575_Edit_830_Edit_832.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"637,900\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edward F. Bacon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1331064863&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92012 Edward F. Bacon \\\/ Nantmeal Village, PA \\\/ All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Longwood-1575\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1575_Edit_830_Edit_832.jpg?fit=620%2C876&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1575_Edit_830_Edit_832.jpg?fit=637%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1575_Edit_830_Edit_832.jpg?w=190&#038;h=268&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1575_Edit_830_Edit_832.jpg?w=637&amp;ssl=1 637w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1575_Edit_830_Edit_832.jpg?resize=620%2C876&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1575_Edit_830_Edit_832.jpg?resize=570%2C805&amp;ssl=1 570w\" width=\"190\" height=\"268\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"190\" data-original-height=\"268\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Longwood-1575\" alt=\"Longwood-1575\" style=\"width: 190px; height: 268px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 183px; height: 272px;\" data-original-width=\"183\" data-original-height=\"272\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1593_Edit_797.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"179\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"268\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"678\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1593_Edit_797.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edward F. Bacon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Meconopsis grandis, nicknamed the Blue Poppy (although it is only poppy-like), is the national flower of Bhutan. In the late spring of 1922, a British Himalayan expedition, led by legendary mountaineer George Leigh Mallory, discovered the plant on their failed attempt to reach the summit of the then-unconquered Mount Everest. The flowers were introduced to much excitement at the Royal Horticultural Society\\u0027s spring show of 1926&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1331066018&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92012 Edward F. Bacon \\\/ Nantmeal Village, PA \\\/ All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Longwood-1593\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Meconopsis grandis, nicknamed the Blue Poppy (although it is only poppy-like), is the national flower of Bhutan. In the late spring of 1922, a British Himalayan expedition, led by legendary mountaineer George Leigh Mallory, discovered the plant on their failed attempt to reach the summit of the then-unconquered Mount Everest. The flowers were introduced to much excitement at the Royal Horticultural Society&amp;#8217;s spring show of 1926&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1593_Edit_797.jpg?fit=600%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1593_Edit_797.jpg?fit=600%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1593_Edit_797.jpg?w=179&#038;h=268&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1593_Edit_797.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1593_Edit_797.jpg?resize=570%2C855&amp;ssl=1 570w\" width=\"179\" height=\"268\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"179\" data-original-height=\"268\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Longwood-1593\" alt=\"Longwood-1593\" style=\"width: 179px; height: 268px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 204px; height: 272px;\" data-original-width=\"204\" data-original-height=\"272\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1561_Edit_821.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"200\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"268\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"679\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1561_Edit_821.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"673,900\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edward F. Bacon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1331064176&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92012 Edward F. Bacon \\\/ Nantmeal Village, PA \\\/ All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Longwood-1561\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1561_Edit_821.jpg?fit=620%2C829&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1561_Edit_821.jpg?fit=673%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1561_Edit_821.jpg?w=200&#038;h=268&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1561_Edit_821.jpg?w=673&amp;ssl=1 673w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1561_Edit_821.jpg?resize=620%2C829&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1561_Edit_821.jpg?resize=570%2C762&amp;ssl=1 570w\" width=\"200\" height=\"268\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"200\" data-original-height=\"268\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Longwood-1561\" alt=\"Longwood-1561\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 268px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1170px; height: 856px;\" data-original-width=\"1170\" data-original-height=\"856\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 572px; height: 856px;\" data-original-width=\"572\" data-original-height=\"856\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1567_Edit_802.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"568\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"852\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"680\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1567_Edit_802.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;29&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edward F. Bacon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1331064654&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92012 Edward F. 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Bacon \\\/ Nantmeal Village, PA \\\/ All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Longwood-1541\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1541.jpg?fit=620%2C890&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1541.jpg?fit=627%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1541.jpg?w=594&#038;h=852&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1541.jpg?w=627&amp;ssl=1 627w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1541.jpg?resize=620%2C890&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1541.jpg?resize=570%2C818&amp;ssl=1 570w\" width=\"594\" height=\"852\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"594\" data-original-height=\"852\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Longwood-1541\" alt=\"Longwood-1541\" style=\"width: 594px; height: 852px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1170px; height: 1170px;\" data-original-width=\"1170\" data-original-height=\"1170\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 1170px; height: 1170px;\" data-original-width=\"1170\" data-original-height=\"1170\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1508.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1166\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1166\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"682\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1508.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,900\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edward F. Bacon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Meconopsis grandis, nicknamed the Blue Poppy (although it is only poppy-like), is the national flower of Bhutan. In the late spring of 1922, a British Himalayan expedition, led by legendary mountaineer George Leigh Mallory, discovered the plant on their failed attempt to reach the summit of the then-unconquered Mount Everest. The flowers were introduced to much excitement at the Royal Horticultural Society\\u0027s spring show of 1926&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1331061106&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92012 Edward F. Bacon \\\/ Nantmeal Village, PA \\\/ All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.3&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Longwood-1508\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Meconopsis grandis, nicknamed the Blue Poppy (although it is only poppy-like), is the national flower of Bhutan. In the late spring of 1922, a British Himalayan expedition, led by legendary mountaineer George Leigh Mallory, discovered the plant on their failed attempt to reach the summit of the then-unconquered Mount Everest. The flowers were introduced to much excitement at the Royal Horticultural Society&amp;#8217;s spring show of 1926&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1508.jpg?fit=620%2C620&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1508.jpg?fit=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1508.jpg?w=1166&#038;h=1166&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1508.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1508.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1508.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1508.jpg?resize=620%2C620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1508.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1508.jpg?resize=570%2C570&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edwardbacon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Longwood-1508.jpg?resize=510%2C510&amp;ssl=1 510w\" width=\"1166\" height=\"1166\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"1166\" data-original-height=\"1166\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Longwood-1508\" alt=\"Longwood-1508\" style=\"width: 1166px; height: 1166px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longwood Gardens host a very special Photography After Hours as part of their visual arts program. I am fortunate to join Dick Greenwood and fourteen others this month as we get access to the gardens without the crowds. For the next 4 weeks I will post a few samples from each session. 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