Japanese Garden, Seattle
Today we photographed Seattle's Japanese Garden. It’s a place I had never visited, so I approached the place with both trepidation and anticipation. I had no idea what to expect and was also excited to be in a new place. If you are an aficionado of color photography, this place will be absolutely wonderful in a few weeks when all the maple leaves have changed color. Today the leaves were just beginning to turn yellow. I would love to be back here in about a month. Smoke from the forest fires continues to provide us with a very soft, orange colored light. This light was absolutely perfect for today’s efforts.
A local rule of the garden allows tripods only if you purchase a $75 photographer’s membership to the garden. I decided that thrift and dual image stabilization were the order of the day. With the garden’s narrow paths I can see the wisdom in using a “photographer’s surcharge” to keep the pathways free of tripods.
Reflections on the pond.
The Panasonic 12-35 XD has been the workhorse of the trip in the boatyards and Fort Worden. My expectation was that I would continue to use that lens and the 7-14 zoom lens in the garden. This was not the case. The 35-100 XD lens got more than its fair share of use. I was surprised by this turn of events but being restricted to the immaculately raked paths required the long lens to properly frame a composition.
Fallen Leaves
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