Sweeping View of the Japanese Garden

Sweeping View of the Japanese Garden
Originally uploaded by DisHippy

Here's another shot of the japanese garden at Cheekwood with the Chihuly moon sculpture and the floats in the zen garden. I wanted to get another angle that was a bit wider and that showed the contrast these pieces created against the surrounding landscape. Enjoy!

Lens: 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6
Exposure: f/22
Shutter Speed: 1/10
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