BFQ

It's finished. Wabi-sabis and all.

Fall Light

I had the good fortune to get off work early one day a couple weeks ago, so I took the time to go to the Japanese Garden. I hadn't been in awhile. Now that I'm a member, I've vowed to go more often.

Here's what I term "the famous tree." I think there are literally hundreds of thousands of shots like this one scattered on the internet. Everybody had the same idea I did...all the people with their DSLRs and lighting tricks and stuff. I did the best I could with my little point-and-shoot and hoped for the best. Not so bad!

It looks kind of like Maleficent attacked it...not gonna lie. But it's incredible.

There was lots of this color in the garden...the orange-red burnt that really screams "Fall!" at you.

 

And there was lots of really intense light when I went...some of these pictures seem so bright, they make your eyes hurt. I wish you could have seen it in person...it was enchanting. But these pictures are unedited...straight from me to you...so soak the light in. I was struck by how cool these pictures look -- a little unconventional. Yes, they might have been more stunning, or more representative of what my eyes actually saw in different light...but they are still unique. Hope you enjoy!