TerraNova L.A.
For the Painter
I have kept this photo for quite a while since taking it, waiting for the appropriate time to dedicate it to a wonderful friend I met here on Flickr. My friend is not a photographer, but rather, a painter, who regularly paints and posts the most beautiful and creative works of art one could imagine. My friend is also very modest and scrupulously avoids the spotlight, so I had been worried that I might cause discomfort by making a dedication such as this. We eventually discussed the matter a while back, and I got the go-ahead to post this photograph in the same manner that one of those lovely paintings was dedicated to me.
I chose this particular photo because it looks to me a lot like a watercolour painting. The photo is posted just as it came of the camera; there were no manipulations performed to modify its appearance. The soft, brush-like texture of the stems, leaves, and petals in the background is the result of the magical effect of the f2.8 lens aperture.
I hope my friend receives at least a small fraction of the delight that I feel when I view those intricate and stunningly beautiful paintings!
Photographed at the Descanso Gardens, in L.A.'s San Rafael Hills (near Pasadena).
For the Painter
I have kept this photo for quite a while since taking it, waiting for the appropriate time to dedicate it to a wonderful friend I met here on Flickr. My friend is not a photographer, but rather, a painter, who regularly paints and posts the most beautiful and creative works of art one could imagine. My friend is also very modest and scrupulously avoids the spotlight, so I had been worried that I might cause discomfort by making a dedication such as this. We eventually discussed the matter a while back, and I got the go-ahead to post this photograph in the same manner that one of those lovely paintings was dedicated to me.
I chose this particular photo because it looks to me a lot like a watercolour painting. The photo is posted just as it came of the camera; there were no manipulations performed to modify its appearance. The soft, brush-like texture of the stems, leaves, and petals in the background is the result of the magical effect of the f2.8 lens aperture.
I hope my friend receives at least a small fraction of the delight that I feel when I view those intricate and stunningly beautiful paintings!
Photographed at the Descanso Gardens, in L.A.'s San Rafael Hills (near Pasadena).