Melissa's Photoblog
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Posted by Melissa W. (Warsaw, Indiana, United States) on 30 May 2008 in Plant & Nature.
The Dixon has 17 acres of beautiful gardens and walking trails nestled in downtown Memphis.
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
What a fabulous sculpture, I love the light and dappled shade it's beautiful.
30 May 2008 12:45pm
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
As the image appeared I thought, wow, you caught that owl at just the right moment. Nice composition. I'm thinking I may sort of push my way in the direction of nature and wildlife photography --I'd love to snap some shots of a real owl in the wild.
30 May 2008 1:49pm
@Twelvebit: I would love to do nature and wildlife, but I just don't have the patience for it. I bet where you live, there must be great opportunities for some wonderful wildlife shots.
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
The problem here is that almost everything is private property. There are virtually no accessible public lands in Texas, especially around where I live. The other problem for me is expense. I good telephoto lens like would typically be used in wildlife work runs a good $4000 or more.
30 May 2008 3:49pm
@Twelvebit: Well, yeah, there is the added expense for equipment. Have you taken any workshops that focus on nature & wildlife? There seems to be a few out there, but then again, you probably need the equipment, too. What about renting?
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
I'm not a big fan of workshops. A coworker got me interested locally. There is a wildlife photo contest in the region that pays prize money on the order of $1,000 to $4,000 depending on place and category. You partner with participating land owners. It only takes place every other year though, and the entry fee is in the $200-$400 dollar range, depending on the categories. They produce a book called Wildlife in Focus. He loaned me last on --Wildlife in Focus III-- and I was impressed by the quality of the images. I don't know if I'll be ready come 2009, since I have to find a land owner parter, but I do intend to give it a try.
30 May 2008 4:18pm
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Whoa, having more than the usual comment editing problems lately. Should have been: "He loaned me the last one...."
30 May 2008 4:20pm
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
Beautiful capture of the light in this deep, woodland garden, Melissa. Lush, deep rich tones and a beautiful scene ... very nice!
30 May 2008 6:46pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Great shot, The lighting is especially great. Nice work.
30 May 2008 8:50pm
danthro from Suburbia, United States
neat composition and framing. like how you captured the light coming through the leaves and the green colors
31 May 2008 1:12am
@danthro: Thanks!
Jen from Alpharetta, United States
Great capture! I thought it was real at first!
My next visit to see my Father I need to go visit that garden!
1 Jun 2008 1:18pm
@Jen: I highly recommend visiting. The gallery isn't very big and you can only tour a small portion of the residential area, but the gardens are gorgeous and very well taken care of.
Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands
Well captured silhouette! The owl fits wonderfully in this environment, I think no single mouse will dare enter a circle of 20 meters around him :).
1 Jun 2008 7:04pm
Mandy Provan from Johannesburg, South Africa
How interesting. Great dappled light behind that statue?? Or is it a trail marker?
2 Jun 2008 10:05am
@Mandy Provan: As far as I can tell, that's just the light. I was more concerned about composing the shot that I didn't even notice the dappled light. There is a trail not too far behind him though.
Canon EOS 30D
1/160 second
F/3.5
ISO 200
50 mm