More Botanical Gardens

On my recent trip to the Gardens I took this photograph of the reflecting pond.  The floating glass onions were made by Dale Chihuly.  There are many Chihuly items throughout the Garden.  Click on the picture for a larger version.

Technical details:  Canon 5D, 14mm f/2.8 lens at f/16, ISO 100, several exposures combined in Photomatix with further processing in Photoshop.

Botanical Gardens II

Made another trip to the Missouri Botanical Gardens yesterday.  Got a late start so I missed a good opportunity as the fog was rising from the lake in the Japanese Gardens.  I was able to get this photograph of the last remnants of the fog. 

Technical details:  Canon 5D, 14mm f/2.8 lens, ISO 100, several exposures combinded in Photomatix with further processing in Photoshop.

Running to Grandma

Visited the Botanical Gardens the other day with my wife and granddaughter.  The photography was on the back burner that day but I did have my Canon with a 50mm lens attached.  Snapped this picture of my granddaugher running to her grandmother.

I know a professional photographer by the name of Craig Tanner who always carries his camera with his 50mm attached when he is out and about.  Moments like this make me understand why!

Technical Details:  Canon 5D, ISO 200, 50mm lens, 1/500 @ f/2.5, processed in Lightroom.

Pemaquid Lighthouse II

As I mentioned in last week's post, my son and I visited Pemaquid Point a few weeks ago.  This is a photo that was taken shortly after  sunrise.  The reflection of the lighthouse in a tidal pool is a photo that has been taken and published many times before but I could not resist doing it myself.  It is such a beautiful place.  I remembered my first visit to this place almost 30 years ago.  At that time I photographed it with my Minolta 35mm camera in the midday sun with terrible results.  I was happy to have another crack at it!  I am much happier with the results this time around.

Technical Details:  Canon 5D, ISO 100, 17-40mm f/4.0 lens @40mm and f/16, 7/10 of a second.  Processed twice in lightroom and the resulting files blended in Photoshop.