Through the Weeds

Through the Weeds

Another picture, taken nearly 4 years ago when I was just learning how to handle a camera. I have no idea what camera I used – no raw data files in the directory. The colors in the original were pretty drab SOOC, so I tried to do something to them. The colors are less intense than what I like, but it does match the mood of that day. It was taken in November, when all the grasses have dried, but before the winter rains begin. The landscape has a neutral quality to it, yet, if you look, there is also color, though very subtle. What I did accomplish was contrast between fore and background, and an increase of textural detail, which is such a part of the California landscape in the hills.

Through the Window

Through the Window

Last Friday some friends and I went to the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena, California. Wonderful acreage with multiple gardens, but very short hours! We spent most of our time there in the Japanese and Chinese gardens. The Japanese garden was installed 100 years ago; the Chinese garden is much newer – within the last 20 years – and more is being constructed as I write. A great place to visit year round.