The photography club has periodic "shoot-outs". Some are well planned and some are more spontaneous. When I heard that a couple of members were driving up to Stanford University ,I decided to go along. Four of us spent 4 afternoon hours walking around the campus, looking for photographic possibilities. There were many.
Our first encounter (with possibilities) was the Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden. Kwoma and Iatmul artists came to Stanford in 1994 and created 40 carved and painted wood and stone sculptures. The sculptures stand among a small forest that cast many shadows, so the range of light was often too great to get a good exposure throughout the composition. I tried to solve this by not including the sky in the photo. Many of the sculptures were quite tall, so I moved in close and looked for smaller details.
In other places around the campus, the contrast of shadow and light created beautiful opportunities.
And the beautiful blue sky was theperfect backdrop for the Hoover Tower.
Only Paris has more sculptures by Auguste Rodin.This one is part of the "Burghers of Calais,"
one of Rodin's most famous sculptures.
A playful person (not I) added a few flowers to the bronzes.
Boo-Qwilla Totem Pole
After four hours of walking and shooting, we headed back to the car. There is so much more to see and photograph, we all agreed that Stanford is well worth another visit.
I used to live only a few miles away from the Stanford campus and would take my infant daughter (at the time) to their infant/child studies lab so the grad students could do their research work with her. Alas, I was not as into photography then so seeing your pix make me want to go back with my camera!
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ReplyDeleteI enjoyed looking at your photos, especially the Rodin bronzes with the flowers in their bronzy grasp! A clever person that thought to embellish them as such. Glad the postcards are getting to you, I keep finding ever more that I like. Thanks for checking in! I get home on August 4. Laurie