The 35th Wuhan Golden Autumn Chrysanthemum Exhibition opens; save these chrysanthemum photography tips

Big event in Wuhan today~The 35th Wuhan Golden Autumn Chrysanthemum Exhibition of 2018 grandly opened today! The various large and small chrysanthemum exhibition sites have become another great place for Wuhan residents to enjoy autumn outings and flowers!

Every Double Ninth Festival marks the time when chrysanthemums bloom in full. Yesterday was the Double Ninth Festival, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and it coincided with the opening of the 35th Wuhan Golden Autumn Chrysanthemum Exhibition today. In golden October, Wuhan will see a wave of chrysanthemum appreciation!

Why do people appreciate chrysanthemums during the Double Ninth Festival?

China is the homeland of the chrysanthemum, and the chrysanthemum is also called the flower of longevity. Appreciating chrysanthemums during the Double Ninth Festival carries the meaning of praying for long life and extended years. Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival is also called the "Chrysanthemum Festival."

It is said that the custom of appreciating chrysanthemums during the Double Ninth Festival originated with the great Jin dynasty poet Tao Yuanming. Tao Yuanming was famous for living in seclusion, for his poetry, for his wine, and also for his love of chrysanthemums; later generations followed his example, and in olden times literati and scholar-officials even combined chrysanthemum appreciation with banquets and drinking in order to feel closer to Tao Yuanming.

In Kaifeng, the capital of the Northern Song dynasty, the custom of appreciating chrysanthemums during the Double Ninth Festival was prevalent. At that time, there were already many varieties of chrysanthemums in all kinds of forms. People also called the ninth lunar month "Chrysanthemum Month." During the Double Ninth Festival, when chrysanthemums bloom proudly in the frost, appreciating chrysanthemums became an important part of the festival.

In the Qing dynasty, the custom in Beijing for the Double Ninth Festival was to paste chrysanthemum branches and leaves on doors and windows to "dispel evil and invite good fortune." This was a variation of the custom of wearing chrysanthemums in the hair.

After the Qing dynasty, the practice of appreciating chrysanthemums became especially flourishing, and it was no longer limited to the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, but it was still most flourishing around the Double Ninth Festival.

The 35th Wuhan Golden Autumn Chrysanthemum Exhibition follows the Double Ninth Festival, and the wave of golden autumn chrysanthemum appreciation in Wuhan is arriving!

It is understood that this year's Golden Autumn Chrysanthemum Exhibition takes welcoming the Military World Games as its theme and focuses on sports elements. The Military World Games mascot "Bingbing" appears frequently: sometimes holding a torch, sometimes kicking a football, sometimes holding a racket... Its vigorous posture makes the beautiful sea of flowers even more lively and vivid.

Jiefang Park, as the main venue, has more than 40 groups of chrysanthemum displays, and the various sub-venues have a total of 216 groups of chrysanthemum displays. For this year's Golden Autumn Chrysanthemum Exhibition, Wuhan is serious!

The 35th Wuhan Golden Autumn Chrysanthemum Exhibition has already opened. Those of you who love chrysanthemums should hurry to the various exhibition areas to appreciate and photograph chrysanthemums! So, how can you photograph chrysanthemums to make them look better?

How can you photograph chrysanthemums to make them look good?

1. Choose newly introduced chrysanthemums to photograph

You should pick the newest varieties of chrysanthemums to photograph. Colorful new varieties can give people a fresh, new visual feeling, avoid being cliched, and create a sense of standout novelty, so they look very beautiful.

2. When photographing chrysanthemums, pay attention to direction

In the chrysanthemum display stands, pay attention to observing the shape of each potted flower. Photographing the chrysanthemums from different directions of the shape produces different effects. You should choose a visual direction with relatively moderate light to shoot, and the result will look very good.

3. When photographing chrysanthemums, observe the posture of the chrysanthemum

When photographing a single chrysanthemum, you must observe its posture and choose a good visual angle to see how fully the chrysanthemum is blooming. You should choose chrysanthemums in full bloom to photograph, and the chrysanthemums in the photos will be bright and full of vitality.

4. Choose a whole chrysanthemum plant to photograph

Choosing a whole chrysanthemum plant to photograph allows you to see the chrysanthemum's rich variety. From the whole, you can see the chrysanthemum's pleasing variations in depth and harmonious sizes, allowing people to appreciate the beauty while also grasping the overall meaning and imagination of the chrysanthemum.

5. A casual shot is a scene

The placement of chrysanthemums at various scenic spots all has great artistic appreciation value. When you are in the park, standing in a certain position and seeing the beautiful scene before you, the picture you take is a beautiful chrysanthemum scene. The scenery adorned by chrysanthemums is very beautiful.

Warm tips:

1. When photographing chrysanthemums, pay attention to the people and scenery around you, and do not trample other landscapes because of photographing.

2. When photographing, pay attention to choosing weather with plenty of sunlight.