Had I know that the temperatures would be so low – 10 degrees with a strong breeze – I would not have committed to one of my fellow photo club members to photograph snow scenes at the arboretum. It turned out to be a valuable photographic learning experience. I am glad that I went. The following images are some of the “better” results from this learning experience.
We started at Meadow Lake. I would like to take some really great photos of decorative grasses. Haven’t done so yet, but I thought that I would work on it.
Grasses: The first set up was not so good. After a few attempts I decided that the
angle that I wanted was unobtainable. Lesson learned: Survey the camera angle before
investing time and other resources in trying to get a reasonable image. There is
a lot going on in this image, including a moonset (good) and one of my fellow photographers
(not so good).
Grasses again: This is a different attempt in a different location, this time crosswise
from the sun. I like the effect of the sunlight on the grasses.
Then one of my fellow photographers suggested that we move our photography to Sterling Pond, which we did.
Sterling Pond Panorama: Last Fall I obtained new photo editing software. One feature
is the ability to stitch photos together to create a composite, such a panorama.
This is one of my earlier attempts - a blend of 7 different photos. While it did
not work quite as I expected, the results are interesting and amusing. The photographer
in this panorama is from an arboretum photography class who happened to intrude
into my picture. I do not know him.
The snow on top of this thistle looks like a bonnet.
Snow on top of low vegetation