Azalea Corner

[AlanLichty]

One area of the Portland Japanese Garden has a collection of azaleas and I managed to catch it with a nice display of colors one spring day. Horrible lighting to be honest but I think I managed to pound the light into a decent place to present the scene.

C&C always welcome.

Edit: I initially identified these as hibiscus but when I showed the image to my wife she promptly corrected me - these are indeed azaleas.

 

[Trent Watts]

The colours are really vibrant Alan. The light certainly worked.

 

[AlanLichty]

The colours are really vibrant Alan. The light certainly worked.

Thanks Trent!

 

[Ben Egbert]

Gorgeous scene and you did a great job taming the light

 

[AlanLichty]

Gorgeous scene and you did a great job taming the light

Thanks Ben - springtime in that garden can be quite magical for the colors. Just don't visit on a bright sunny day

 

[Sunny Sra]

Alan,
love it! the light looks good, creating explosion of colors.

 

[AlanLichty]

Alan,
love it! the light looks good, creating explosion of colors.

Thanks Sunny - I wish I had hit this spot up with more favorable light so there would have been even more color to view.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Early morning is the time to catch these. Both from the perspective of light as well as crowds.

Nice work Alan.

 

[AlanLichty]

Early morning is the time to catch these. Both from the perspective of light as well as crowds.

Nice work Alan.

Thanks Jameel - this image was from my first visit to the Garden right after attending a photo seminar that ended in early afternoon. I became a photo member not long thereafter and had access to member morning hours with much more workable light.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

One area of the Portland Japanese Garden has a collection of azaleas and I managed to catch it with a nice display of colors one spring day. Horrible lighting to be honest but I think I managed to pound the light into a decent place to present the scene.

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C&C always welcome.

Edit: I initially identified these as hibiscus but when I showed the image to my wife she promptly corrected me - these are indeed azaleas.

Beautiful job of making a great composition, Alan.

 

[AlanLichty]

Beautiful job of making a great composition, Alan.

Thanks Doug - I am guessing you would have caught my hibiscus ID mistake if my wife hadn't seen it first