Some shots from today - Japanese Tea Garden

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I posted a few of them in landscapes.. but thought these would be better here. I was just pretty much scouting for a place to shoot some portraits this coming weekend, but thought i'd snap a 100 or so.. :rofl

#1


#2


#3


#4


#5 (the better half)

#6


thanks for looking
Devin

Panther

Howdy Devin,

Interesting compositions and perspectives.

About another month or so and the Japanese Maples there will be spectacular and a breathtaking setting for Portraits or Landscapes.

There's some interesting places to shoot over by the Botanical Gardens, behind the Main Building.

Kindest Regards,

Craig

adbsgicom

Nice images. What are those things in #2?

craig_d

I love the light and colors in #6.

In #5, perhaps it would help to edit out those pinpoint flash reflections in your better half's eyes? The view through the window is exquisitely blurred and exposed, though. It has a rather impressionistic quality. Beautiful work.

#3 is imaginatively framed. Very nice.

I like the circular ripple in the water in #2, but I'm sorry, I can't say what those brown things on the grass look like... sorry. I'm sure they must be some kind of plant material, but that's not what they look like, especially the OOF ones.

redleash

Nice series and a lovely place for portraits--hope to see some of the results. I like #3 and #4--nice framing and reflection in #3 and I can never resist a rose and drops, plus the isolation in #4 is quite attractive.

Lauren

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Panther wrote:

Howdy Devin,

Interesting compositions and perspectives.

About another month or so and the Japanese Maples there will be spectacular and a breathtaking setting for Portraits or Landscapes.

There's some interesting places to shoot over by the Botanical Gardens, behind the Main Building.

Kindest Regards,

Craig

Hey Craig - the main point of this trip was just to scout some locations, and i did find a few behing the main building that I will give a shot. As far as the maples in a month.. can't wait.

00SS

adbsgicom wrote:

Nice images. What are those things in #2?

Thanks Andrew - I'm pretty sure they are roots.. but i'll have to confirm. I just thought they looked interesting enough to snap one.

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craig_d wrote:

I love the light and colors in #6.

In #5, perhaps it would help to edit out those pinpoint flash reflections in your better half's eyes? The view through the window is exquisitely blurred and exposed, though. It has a rather impressionistic quality. Beautiful work.

#3 is imaginatively framed. Very nice.

I like the circular ripple in the water in #2, but I'm sorry, I can't say what those brown things on the grass look like... sorry. I'm sure they must be some kind of plant material, but that's not what they look like, especially the OOF ones.

many thanks Craig - on #5, doh.. can't believe i missed that. I will repost that one and try to maybe do a little cropping on #2. again, thanks for the kind words.

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redleash wrote:

Nice series and a lovely place for portraits--hope to see some of the results. I like #3 and #4--nice framing and reflection in #3 and I can never resist a rose and drops, plus the isolation in #4 is quite attractive.

Lauren

Thank you Lauren - I will post some up after the shoot. i hope to have the same kind of weather/lighting that i had for these.

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Does this crop work better for the OOF roots in the foreground?


I also fixed the flash reflection in #5 (udpated original post)