in the garden

The yellowest flowers sit in the center of the garden where close access is not easy. I walked into the garden carefully stepping between flowers and secured a good spot next to the yellow. I reached out and held the camera an inch and a half above the bee and took the shot.


The butterflies were not as easy to capture. As soon as the lens got about six inches away they were gone. I got lucky here as one landed where I had just startled one away and therefore he barely noticed the camera. A little off center but whatever.


The waning light of the day and the season spatters throughout the purple flowers and vibrates a sound that can only be felt with the eyes.


The orange was nice, like a little pumpkin. A couple of young girls wanted to pick it even though they've been told no. I told them to go ahead but only after I had photographed it. When they saw the photo on the viewing screen on the camera neither of them wanted to pick it anymore because they saw how amazingly beautiful it was.


I just love the colour of blue on the inside here. The purple leaves were pretty cool too but lost a little in translation.


Well it only took me about ten shots to get one of this flower that was in focus. It must be the way the elements and their colour that confuses the camera as to where to focus. I found that this angle, with the sun at the bottom like it's setting gave the best focus.


Incongruity, the toes juxtaposed with a small round bolt. Turned into a B&W it adds an air of oddness to it also.


This is the cherry picker cleaning the court house. I took this shot from the car as we rounded the corner. I had to adjust the tilt of it and ended up cropping off large portions on the side but this came out not bad considering. It is a rather nice building after all.