Chinese Water Garden at Huntington

Tee Why

Huntington Library is a estate of Henry Huntington, rail and land tycoon. Now it's a Library and a large garden open to the public in San Marino, CA.
Well, after many years the Chinese Water Garden finally opened. They say it cost 18.3 million dollars for the garden. Funny to see a Chinese Garden at an estate of a man who benefited by using/abusing Chinese labor to build the railroad. Ok, I'll get off my soapbox now.
1. Just an opening shot.


2. Carvings in a boulder.


3. Little boy dressed in a costume by the bridge.


4. Here's the bridge.


5. A pink blooming tree by the bridge.


Gallery of the Library: http://tomyi.smugmug.com/gallery/864213_mawBN/1/258099126_UNWut#P-1-15

c/c welcome.

schmoo

Lovely work as usual, Tom! I really like the one with the boy. Your lensbaby (lensbaby?) distortion made me look twice because he looks like a tiny statue.

Tango

loved #4!!!!

cjmchch

number 3....stunning. Great color on the boy.

Tee Why

schmoo wrote:

Lovely work as usual, Tom! I really like the one with the boy. Your lensbaby (lensbaby?) distortion made me look twice because he looks like a tiny statue.

Ha ha, the dof is shallow, but that boy shot was taken with a Canon 135mm f2L set at f2.5. Yup, shallow dof. I had to look twice at the EXIF to see as well. Once in a while that lens does that. Really makes the image pop.
I really like using the 135mm.