Snapshot Meme: Sunken Gardens

Posted by: Allison on: September 27, 2014

In: Teasers
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Saturday Snapshot invites bloggers to share photos. This past August as part of my birthday celebrations, Andy and I visited Sunken Gardens. I felt in a mood to do something different with my photos.

The first shots I took were all at eye level with the flowers. I also tried to ensure there were multiple colors. Or at least there was a spot of another color.

I also experimented with different angles. And I tried a shot where I focused on the flowers in the forefront.

Eventually, I reverted to my traditional practice of taking close-up shots of photos. Pansies are my favorite! I also enjoyed taking shots of flowers which were being blown in the wind.

Here I’m playing again with composition. The second photo is a little blurry, but I like the effects.

After a time, I turned to taking photos of bees and all those other flying creatures that like to hang around flowers.

Some plants I took photos of just because they were weird. Or fun!

12 Responses to "Snapshot Meme: Sunken Gardens"

1 | Sharon Taylor
September 28, 2014 at 9:37 pm

Beautiful flowers and great photo’s of them. Thanks for sharing.

Allison
September 29, 2014 at 7:48 am

Thanks for dropping by! Now off to check out your site. 🙂

2 | Susan
September 28, 2014 at 8:24 am

Great shots! I like focusing on one ‘layer’ of a composed image too … I like the blurriness that enhances what’s been focused on.

Allison
September 28, 2014 at 10:54 am

Thank you. My husband taught me how to blur the background. 🙂

3 | jkb4664
September 27, 2014 at 11:26 am

Good job on the flowers! I especially like the coneflower and the busy bee.

Allison
September 27, 2014 at 7:30 pm

Taking photos of flower most started to interest me when I got a macro feature on my camera. This allows me to zoom in on stuff like bees. 🙂

4 | Arti
September 27, 2014 at 9:57 am

So many varieties and yes, some are indeed fun and exotic looking. Thanks for sharing.

Allison
September 27, 2014 at 7:19 pm

You’re welcome! Every year different flowers and ground covers are planted. It’s always fun to see what the new combination will be.

5 | Booketta
September 27, 2014 at 9:55 am

Lovely plants. Belated happy birthday 🙂

Allison
September 27, 2014 at 7:14 pm

Thank you for the belated birthday wishes. Next week, I’ll be posting about one other birthday adventure.

6 | laurelrainsnow
September 27, 2014 at 9:35 am

The flowers are gorgeous, and you have captured so many interesting perspectives. Thanks for sharing.

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Allison
September 27, 2014 at 7:13 pm

I just came from one of many presentations today about the creative process, including one on … using different angles for photos. 🙂 Thanks for your visit!

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