This is another shot from the Garden Lights exhibit at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. I was intrigued by the multitude of lights that were used to make this light tree. The pole holding the lights up was in the middle of a fountain and the lights were attached to the edges. I liked the patterns of the reflections in the water. I don’t know why the green ones made shapes and the purple ones did not. Kinda strange if you ask me.
This shot was taken the same evening I took the Painted Sunset. The range of colors were amazing. It went from this blue all the way through pink and purple. I was running around like crazy because it only took about 15 minutes to go from this to completely gone and pitch black. I hope this is what most of the sunsets will be like this year.
This was the sunset around here a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, the clouds were concentrated in just a small area. However, they were just right to get them behind this post.
Another view of the satellite dishes in front of the Tellus Museum. Looking at these reminds me of the movie “Contact”. I could see them piping radio waves from far distant galaxies into banks of computers just waiting for some recognizable pattern. One can still dream like a child, right? It’s good that there is a museum like Tellus to help keep those dreams alive.
Just outside the heart of downtown Marietta Georgia is a single knoll surrounded by chest high walls. It is a quiet place among the bustle of a modern 21st century town. On top of the knoll is a flag, a rostrum and a memorial to those who have fought and died for the sake of freedom. Looking from outside the cemetery, you see row upon row of headstones lined up around the hill in orderly fashion.
This last summer, I took the family to visit the Booth Western Museum. One of the galleries is dedicated to the Civil War. The gallery is laid out so that the paintings are chronological as you walk around the gallery with several statues in the middle. We went the wrong way as we entered the gallery, so we went backwards through the images. It did not take too long to figure out what we had done. This shot is from the entrance to the gallery.
There are several areas of the Atlanta Botanical Gardens that I thought were pretty neat. Well, all of it was neat. I took this shot from the Twinkling Terrace, but you can see one of the great trees and the Orchestral Orbs in the background. The rain was just right and left just enough water on the ground for the reflections.
Sometimes the neatest things can be found just by changing your perspective. Sometimes I make a point to shoot from the eye level of my kids for the day. Just by changing the height at which I shoot, I see things completely different. And then, looking up, or down can make for some neat photos too. I found these yellow and red leaves in just the right spot. I just had to look up.
I was driving home the other day and the light was rapidly failing when I ran across this barn. It sits on top of a hill and is in just the right position to have the sun behind it most of the time. I was just fortunate enough to have some descent clouds to get a little color.
For Fathers Day my brothers and sisters decided to surprise our day by showing up at the Braves game that he was going to on Fathers Day. Of course I decided to take this opportunity to snap a few photos. Our seats were at the top of the “field” level seating which put us underneath the overhang and out of the sun. Which ever family member made that decision should be credited with saving all our rears. It was sweltering and extremely sunny. I did not take too many shots and the game was over before I knew it. I was able to get this one. I was not pleased with it until I found a good way to make the tilt shift miniatures. I like how they look like little toys.
