The Upper Pond

[AlanLichty]

The Upper Pond is the name of the pond in the middle of the Strolling Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden. I have no idea how many times I shot this particular view of the garden but it was close to every time I visited. The view never felt the same twice and was a constantly changing mood. This was a nice visit in late fall just after the famous Japanese Maple had put on its show (visible on the right) but with most of the fall colors still in place.

C&C always welcome.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Man that is a lot of vegetation and all so neat, I love it.

 

[AlanLichty]

Man that is a lot of vegetation and all so neat, I love it.

Thanks Ben - I think the Garden has about 150 employees and most of them are gardeners maintaining the place. Easy to see why it takes so many of them.

 

[BlackRockArt]

The Upper Pond is the name of the pond in the middle of the Strolling Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden. I have no idea how many times I shot this particular view of the garden but it was close to every time I visited. The view never felt the same twice and was a constantly changing mood. This was a nice visit in late fall just after the famous Japanese Maple had put on its show (visible on the right) but with most of the fall colors still in place.

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C&C always welcome.

Alan Beautiful like a painting.

Oliver

 

[JimFox]

This is really cool, that tree anchors this scene so well.

It looks like a fall color scene. Is this the most it would look like fall?

 

[AlanLichty]

Alan Beautiful like a painting.

Oliver

Thanks Oliver - the gardeners keep it looking like a painting all year long.

 

[AlanLichty]

This is really cool, that tree anchors this scene so well.

It looks like a fall color scene. Is this the most it would look like fall?

Thanks Jim - I liked the comp so much I stopped by this spot almost every visit. I would have to stop and compare fall shots but I think I have one with more intense colors that I posted on here a while back. A number of the trees in this image near the bridge and up on top near the fir trees have lost all their leaves as of this visit.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

The Upper Pond is the name of the pond in the middle of the Strolling Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden. I have no idea how many times I shot this particular view of the garden but it was close to every time I visited. The view never felt the same twice and was a constantly changing mood. This was a nice visit in late fall just after the famous Japanese Maple had put on its show (visible on the right) but with most of the fall colors still in place.

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C&C always welcome.

Very nice, Alan.

 

[AlanLichty]

Very nice, Alan.

Thanks Doug!

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice sprinkling of color throughout the scene. I'd stop there everytime as well.

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice sprinkling of color throughout the scene. I'd stop there everytime as well.

Thanks Jameel - I should check and see how many shots I have in my stash from here and set them up for a seasonal comparison sometime.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Very nice, Alan.