Draped In Velvia

Due to the Labor Day holiday, the grounds keepers were all present and working on Tuesday morning at the botanical gardens. Someone was actually wading in the water and pruning the lilies, and I got a nice glimpse of the prickly underside of a mature Victoria leaf. I decided to give the photograph, taken with my ancient Fuji X-Pro 1, the Velvia treatment, which worked out pretty well in this case, I think. Green can be such a difficult color, expecially in digital photography...

The Cemetery Behind My House

Cemeteries can be pleasant locations to walk, or even do a little photography. Of course, you can get freaked out once in a while, too, given the nature of what goes on there. On one walk a couple of years ago, I unexpectedly came across the final resting place of someone I used to work with, a gentleman who had smoked like a chimney in his office and who passed away from emphysema. A person with, as fate would have it, the same first name as me. On this particular day, thankfully, I departed under my own power and of my own volition, with a couple of decent photographs.

Tasting notes: Sony digital camera. I like the little green can in the gutter on this image.

Welcome to the green room

There is a large, well cared for green room not far from where I live. Hedges, topiary, and other examples of manicured plant growth are fascinating subjects to photograph. I enjoy the changing light and textures of this place, and wish I could take a nap on the grass. But that is not an option as it is another person's yard. I would like to catch them napping here -- that would make a wonderful photograph. It would be a nice place for a sculpture, too, I think.

Shot as a jpg using the Fujifilm X30 point and shoot camera.