"Fight for a just cause; Love your fellow man; Live a good life."
It is from this credo of original owner William Bowers Bourn II that the name Filoli was created for his 654 acre estate in Woodside, CA. The house, formal garden and surrounding acreage is now owned by The National Trust for Historic Preservation and is open to the public.
As much as I love flowers, public gardens are not among my favorite places to photograph them. This visit to Filoli was a shoot-out with members of the photography club, and we took advantage of a once-a-month-after-hours-artists'-access to take advantage of late afternoon light and no crowds.
The formal garden includes an assortment of individual, smaller gardens, fountains, a pool, several ponds, and a nursery. As I wandered from the Rose Garden to the Daffodil Meadow to the Woodlands, past the Sunken Garden, and on to the Terrace, I looked for hidden treasures, details that would make unique photographs. In an obscure, back corner I found a set of distinctive, patina covered patio chairs...
As much as I love flowers, public gardens are not among my favorite places to photograph them. This visit to Filoli was a shoot-out with members of the photography club, and we took advantage of a once-a-month-after-hours-artists'-access to take advantage of late afternoon light and no crowds.
The formal garden includes an assortment of individual, smaller gardens, fountains, a pool, several ponds, and a nursery. As I wandered from the Rose Garden to the Daffodil Meadow to the Woodlands, past the Sunken Garden, and on to the Terrace, I looked for hidden treasures, details that would make unique photographs. In an obscure, back corner I found a set of distinctive, patina covered patio chairs...
and in the retail nursery,a statue of Buddha hidden in plain sight.
As I waited to meet up with the others at the end of our time, I started playing with double exposures. I took the first image of a mostly green succulent and then overlaid it with a similar, but larger one with magenta lined leaves.
You can see more photos from Filoli on my Flickr photostream:http://www.flickr.com/photos/suebrazelton/
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