Week 23

f4.5, 1/250 sec., ISO-200, 100 mm

Week 23 August 5-11, 2012

Yay, today is the day I got my cast removed after 5 weeks!  Call me happy!  My hand is still very sore and I don't have a lot of movement in it just yet.  So photography is still a challenge but I am doing my best out there!

In the afternoon, I visited the sunken gardens at Hillcrest Park.  The park is located high up so you have a beautiful view of Lake Superior and the Sleeping Giant out in the harbour.  The grounds are just beautiful with gorgeous flower plantings all over.  The sunken garden changes each year so you always have to come back to see what they have done.  They went and moved the cosmos on me and I had to do a search for them!  The garden is a photographer's delight.  

I came across the straw flower and thought that this would be perfect for my project.  I was especially so happy with the way it turned out.  As you know when you are photographing out in the sunshine, it is hard to see the screen and tell if something is in focus or not.  With it being bright and sunny today, I looked for flowers in shadier areas.  I'll be back before the summer is out!!