It’s dog show weekend which means I’m sitting in a hotel in some far off distant land trying to entertain myself. This is Linda and the boys thing so I’m generally around to Sherpa the 25 suitcases each of the dogs has to travel with. The good thing is I can be pacified with a computer and access to the Internet. So, when not watching YouTube videos of cats displaying their DNA entwined stupidity I can pop out a few blog posts. Correction, I also have to spend the total of 8 minutes watching the dogs run (4 runs for each dog averaging 60 seconds a piece). For the curious, that means I will have spent 60 times that amount in travel this weekend just getting to and from the event location.
Fortunately, I already had some images processed in the digital darkroom before I came so I do not have to deal with that portion of the post while on the road. This is a good thing in this case since these shots needed a lot of work having spent a better part of this shoot in harsh light. If that made you think of the Indy Zoo shoot you are tracking well – this batch also came from that same outing, but taken at the Botanical Gardens right next door to the Zoo. I am not a huge flower guy, but in all honesty I had a great time there. Not so much due to the flowers, but thanks to an awesome collection of these:
I have always had an affinity for odd statues and other creative art. This is definitely why I’m a huge fan of Allerton Park (link here). After this trip you can add the Indy Botanical Gardens to my fan list. This place was loaded with these small odd statues in very creative settings. The shot above (and below) was taken at a small pool of water. Of all the shots, these two are the ones that pleased me the most. The fact they came out as well as they did was due to some hard work in the field.
I distinctly remember spending a looooong time at this tiny pool trying to figure out the most pleasing composition. The harsh light was causing some nasty bounce off the water and washing out the features in the statue. Eventually I found a good angle (by lowering the position of the shot) which allowed me to get the detail in the statue itself as well as the reflection – the reflection was the primary target. This angle also allowed for the water to turn to glass – if you are curious, those were handheld without any filters.
Hit the jump to see even more shots of the statues at the gardens!
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