Five Frames from the Atlanta Botanical Garden 2020

I am still working through photos from my trip to Atlanta in January 2020. This batch is from the Atlanta Botanical Garden. This was my second trip to the Botanical Garden. The first was in January 2019. Someday I want to return to the Garden in the spring when the Garden will be in bloom.

A Daffodil

I am a sucker for daffodils. I had them in my yard when I lived in New England a lifetime ago. This one was hiding in a group growing in a pot near the trail. It was a totally overcast and drizzly day so the hard light came from a hand held speedlite.

Leaves

I spotted these leaves living in a pot near the daffodil pot. They are colorful. I have no idea what this plant is, so I don’t know if these are autumn colors or if they grow like this year round. If you know, please shoot me a note and I’ll update the post. I think they are pretty and that’s enough for me.

Earth Goddess

I have featured Earth Goddess before in the post Five Frames of Pinhole Photos from the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Here she is again. Earth Goddess lives in the Cascades Garden, stands 25 feet high and can be covered in flowers. When she is dressed, she is adorned with 18,000 blooms. However, in January she is naked. I want to come back to Atlanta and see her dressed!

Steps and Rail

I liked all the subtle colors in this shot. These steps were leading down to a connecting path. The day was completely overcast and the light was particularly even.

Leaves II

These leaves are pretty. ‘Nuff said.

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Bonus Frames

Kendeda Canopy Walk Pinhole

This is a pinhole photograph of the Kendeda Canopy Walk near where it intersects the Azalea Walk. I think this is a better example of the use of pinhole photography than the examples I showed in one of my previous posts Five Frames of Pinhole Photos from the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Here you can see the otherworldly/mysterious/glowing/air of mystery/ghostly look that can be achieved with pinhole photography.

Kendeda Underbelly

This is a shot of the Kendeda Canopy Walk from below. It was taken near the pinhole shot that I showed just above.

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All of these photos were taken with a Canon 6DII. “A Daffodil” and “Leaves” were taken with a Canon 100mm f2.0 lens and Kenko extension tubes. “Earth Goddess” was also taken with the Canon 100mm f2.0 lens but sans extension tubes. “Steps and Rail,” “Leaves II,” and “Kendeda Underbelly” were taken with a Canon 24-70mm f2.8 zoom lens and “Kendeda Canopy Walk Pinhole” was taken with the Thingyfy Pinhole Pro X. All the photos were processed from RAW files using Darktable, which is free software for Windoze, Mac, and Linux.