Favorite Foto Friday - Flora from Brooklyn Botanic Garden

On our recent trip to visit Leah, we took in the beautiful Brooklyn Botanic Garden.  The grounds are quite extensive, and quite lovely.  Though most of the photos I share are grander in scope -- skylines, mountain views, and the like -- I've certainly seen some smaller creations which deserve to be preserved in photographs.  Here are a few from that day.


I find I have begun to take more photos with this 1920x1080 aspect.  My initial reason to do so was selfish -- I have computers which have screens of these relative dimensions, so the photos fit perfectly as background images, with no padding or stretching required.  But while it started with that intent, I am also discovering my "eye" changing to "find" that aspect ratio when I look for something to capture.

 But I certainly don't limit myself to the "wide screen" view.  Some images clearly need to be closer to square.  And, then, of course, some images call for a "portrait view."  These are not quite as esthetically pleasing in slideshow mode on my computer, but that's not the only use for a photo, and I recognize that.



Anyway, here's a photo which required a more square view.

Sorry, folks, I just don't know the names for these flowers.  I suppose I should.  If I were professional, I'd have a journal (or a memory) for them.  Me, I just look, admire and take the shot.

Favorite Foto Friday - Freedom Tower (One World Trade Center)

On the same day we saw the Statue of Liberty, we walked to the 9/11 Memorial, and visited the newly opened 9/11 Museum. 


On the walk, I took this photo of One World Trade Center, also known as Freedom Tower.  I was entranced by the way the perspective makes the building seem to rise into infinity.














Here are another couple of views, from farther away.

During the day.

At night.

Favorite Foto Friday - Statue of Liberty 2014

On our recent trip to visit Leah, we did a couple of "tourist" things again.  This time, we actually took the ferry to Liberty Island and got to walk around the Statue of Liberty.  I am having trouble deciding on a single "favorite" photo from the trip.  Here are two.  Which do you like best?

First, the view from the ferry, when we could see the entire statue, base and all.

Next, the view from the island. Grand, isn't she?

I will say this: the blue in the blog photos is not nearly as striking as in the real photos, or as it was that beautiful August day. You'll have to click through to get to the versions stored on Flickr to really see that blue.