Photography Adventure: Shaw's Gardens

My daughter is in a photography class, so we get to go on photoshoots together with an assignment in mind. If you haven't been in a photography class for a while, pretend that you are and give yourself an assignment. You'd be surprised how differently you see the world with an assignment in mind. Our assignment this week was reflections and lines. A few weeks ago it was cityscapes. You get the idea. I can't share my daughter's black and white film prints here, but I can share some that I took.

I hadn't been to Shaw's Gardens for decades. Customers at the store kept telling me there are lots of photographers there, but I like to shoot moving targets more than flowers. Well, I'm glad I got out there because there is a lot more to see than just flowers. And the flowers, of course, are amazing. If you'd like to visit the garden it is just North of Vandevender and Kingshighway (in St. Louis, Missouri). For more info you can visit their site at: http://www.mobot.org/

Here are some fun pics for you. Oh, and here is an important tip about visiting the gardens. Take lots of quarters so you can feed the voracious fish in the Japanese Garden. No, you don't feed them quarters, you buy fish food out of a machine with the quarters. :)

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