Sunlit Blues

Sunlit Blues
Originally uploaded by DisHippy

These blue spear reed looking things were sticking in a fountain just next to the purple herons and some other pink pieces which you can see in the background. The sunlight was coming through the trees and exploding these pieces with color and really changing their look with the changing light. These glass pieces in this installation and at all the other outdoor Chihuly exhibition I've seen belong outside where they can let the sun do it's magic. Enjoy!

Lens: 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6
Exposure: f/5.3
Shutter Speed: 1/125
ISO: 100
Auto Bracket: +2 0 –2

About the series
This series of shots were taken on 10-22-2010 at Cheekwood Botanical Garden. Dale Chihuly, world renowned glass artist, was having a garden exhibition where he installs pieces into the gardens to enhance the appeal of both the gardens and his work. This is the fifth Chihuly exhibition that I've gone to and the fourth that I've been able to shoot. I really enjoy the mixture of the glass and the gardens, and it makes for great photo opportunities.

"I love to juxtapose the manmade and the natural to sort of make people wonder, is it manmade or did it come from nature? That's a very important part of my work."
Dale Chihuly