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Window on Cherry Pie Lane

Day 27 Cactus Sun Stars

I ventured to the Desert Botanical Garden yesterday and spent several hours shooting with a gal that I had had as an instructor in pet photography some years ago. She is not only an awesome photographer, but the sweetest lady ever. She does a lot of volunteer photography for an animal rescue in Phoenix. The need here to help animals is overwhelming. It was a great time sharing stories and discovering all the beauty at the garden. I have had the privilege of seeing Dale Chihuly’s work at the Mayo Clinic and this was another opportunity that I would not miss. He has blown glass sculptures all around the garden and they are simply breathtaking. The exhibit is here until May, so the timing was perfect. As I stood in awe of the beauty I began to wonder how in the world they got those pieces of glass shipped safely here and how they got them in place without breakage. We were there early and I certainly am glad, as people began to arrive in droves as the day went on. We were heading out when I noticed that a sun star might be something possible to get and sure enough, it worked. I played with the exposure in the 2nd shot, so that you can see the extraordinary work of art and the glorious color that this piece is. I had one heck of a time getting photos to upload. Might be an overload problem with the MacBook Pro 17″. I desperately need to sit down and load photos to my external drive. Why is it not a priority to take care of tasks like that?  Not something that is my favorite thing to do. I would much rather be post processing.

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Comments

  1. January 27th, 2014 | 2:57 pm

    If you like Chihuly you need to visit Tacoma! We have the Chihuly museum of glass, the University of Puget Sound has a huge piece in one of their buildings, even the local McDonalds has one! c:

  2. Curtis {!-{>
    January 27th, 2014 | 7:16 pm

    I really like the second one. Stars aweigh! {!-{>

  3. Leslee
    January 27th, 2014 | 7:26 pm

    This would have been a great display to have seen in that wonderful Botanical garden!

  4. Robyn
    January 28th, 2014 | 10:06 am

    Thank goodness for exposure comp. when you shoot in to the sun you get silhouettes otherwise and I wanted to show a bit of the fabulous color and detail. Glad you like it. And it is a true sun star!!

  5. Robyn
    January 28th, 2014 | 10:08 am

    Would love to see the work in your area.You are so lucky to have the beauty he does right there.

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