Week 21

f5.6, 1/250 sec., ISO-200, 100 mm 

Week 21 - July 22-28, 2012

This week found us on another road adventure.  We travelled to Virginia and Duluth, Minnesota for 4 nights/5 days so Hannes could attend some car racing events.  Our usual trips are normally for 2 nights/3 days.  So with the extra time, we decided to do some touristy things.    

One of the most enjoyable things we did was to visit the Leif Erickson Rose Garden in Duluth.  The garden is located off London Road, on the shore of Lake Superior.  The sun was shining brightly and it was a super hot day.  There were only just a few clouds in the sky.  The gardens are simply beautiful.  There are so many varieties of roses that I lost count, not that I was!  You just keep walking and around every nook and bend, there is another garden.  In addition to roses, there are so many other beautiful flowers.  There are plenty of benches and places to rest.  Working people bring their lunches and enjoy and flowers and calmness of the whole area.  There was also a busload of "seniors" from Wisconsin.  Oh my gosh, some day that might be me!  lol

We saw one bride and groom with their photographer.  I caught one quick photo, although I was pretty far away and I did not have my telephoto lens on at the time, since my main focus was macro.  In another section of the park, people were setting up for another wedding at 2:00 p.m.  We saw the little flower girl getting prepped on the way back to our car.  I wished we could have hung around longer as I would loved so much to have seen the bride!  Such a happy day!!

From a photography perspective, I found the sun to be too bright.  I did my best in the "editing room".  Oh well, you can't always get the perfect light, etc.  And you don't always have a chance to photograph on another day.  So you have to make the best of what you have.  

Which brings me to my weekly choice...I just love this flower for its colours, shape and simplicity.