Chapter 7. Garden variety shots
Make beautiful images without packing a suitcase—simply by walking out your back door.
Nature so close
I love gardens. They can have everything you’d ever want to photograph: trees, flowers, ponds, rabbits and squirrels, small birds, lizards, snakes, frogs, turtles, and all the insects you could want. Some of my friends’ gardens are visited by deer, moose, coyotes, and bear. On our trips to Africa, warthogs have “mowed” the garden lawn in front of our lodge.
Most cities and small towns have public gardens. Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden in Santa Barbara is one of my favorites. Its large pond, shown in the opening photograph ...
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