The Five Day Quest from G+
Today I’m copying a post I made to G+. If you don’t use G+ and you’re a photographer, I HIGHLY recommend it! In a lot of ways it’s the best place to interact with other photographers, period. It’s not...
View ArticleChicago Botanic Garden Sunset: The Lawn Party
Chicago Botanic Garden Sunset : The lawn party +Mihoko Yamanashi invited me to run the #fivedayquest again. And I accepted. This time I’ve decided to run to the Chicago Botanic Garden for each of these...
View ArticleStargazer Lilly at the Chicago Botanic Garden
I really like lilies. I believe that this is a Stargazer Lilly. It’s in a central atrium at the Regenstein Center at the Chicago Botanic Garden. I was surprised by the dynamic range of the setting! So...
View ArticleGround Lit Palm Trees in HDR
OR What happens when I have a tripod and take my time! #fivedayquest Day 4, thanks +Mihoko Yamanashi for the invite On this fourth day at the +Chicago Botanic Garden in a row, I had an initial feeling...
View ArticleDahlias open and Dahlias closed
I like Dahlias. They express their colors so dynamically. Pinks, reds, magentas, to a blazing yellow and orange fire deep inside the flower. A Dahlia in bloom and another waiting it’s turn to open up....
View ArticleIndoor Displays at the Chicago Botanic Garden
At the Chicago Botanic Garden, they have the Regenstein Center and in one part of it is an indoor atrium. They really know what they’re doing. This atrium has a skylight, it’s long and has pools of...
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Chicago Botanic Garden Waterfall This is the main waterfall at the Chicago Botanic Garden. It is displayed just before entering the Japanese gardens. For this photo, I took a bracket of three ND...
View ArticleThe Standout
I have to say that I don’t know the names of most of these flowers at the botanic garden. All I know is when a flower stands out from the rest! These colors definitely work for me. It was after a...
View ArticleBonsai Water Drops
I have to say that when it comes to design and art the Japanese are often onto something. The Chicago Botanic Garden has many examples of Japanese horticulture but the Bonsai is special. When the sun...
View ArticleSpring Blooms in Chicago Steel
This photo was taken in early spring. Sometimes, in Chicago, this is the only kind of flower you get in March. Sometimes, when steel is all you got, steel flowers is all you get in Chicago in March....
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