Missouri Botanical Garden Photo Gallery
Orchids. These photos were taken at the
Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis,
Missouri, January 2006. The show
included glass work at the entrance to the
display. Can you guess who the artist is?
Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis,
Missouri, January 2006. The show
included glass work at the entrance to the
display. Can you guess who the artist is?
May 2005
July 2005
January 2006
Chihuly Glass Exhibit at Shaw Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
When I went to see the glass exhibit, I found a few other garden
attractions, so I included them. All photos here are from a day visit.
The garden also offered a night time show, which I never got to see. I
heard it was awesome, but the waiting list to see the show ruled me
out. The exhibit was very impressive, and the quality of the art was
just AWESOME. If you have not seen Chihuly's work, go to the next
show you can get to. If you have, I hope you will enjoy the memories
you see here.
When I went to see the glass exhibit, I found a few other garden
attractions, so I included them. All photos here are from a day visit.
The garden also offered a night time show, which I never got to see. I
heard it was awesome, but the waiting list to see the show ruled me
out. The exhibit was very impressive, and the quality of the art was
just AWESOME. If you have not seen Chihuly's work, go to the next
show you can get to. If you have, I hope you will enjoy the memories
you see here.
September 2006
Japanese Festival, Labor Day Weekend. Sept. 01, 2008.
I almost missed out on this adventure, but as usual my photo friend saved
the day with an invite to join in on the fun at the gardens. The place was to
open at 10 AM, I think. We arrived at 9:30 AM and found we were being
parked several blocks away because so many other people had also tried
to arrive early and park close. No matter. We had a nice walk, paid our 10
dollars to get in, and started cruising the gardens looking for festival
activities. To tell you the truth, I was disappointed. What was there was
nice, but I expected a lot more.. We were there on the last day, so maybe
that had something to do with it. We saw a few Japanese related items,
but soon we found ourselves wondering around looking for flowers and
the like to take photos of... In the collection I am sharing here, you will find
I have a lot of images of the same subject. I try not to do too much of that,
but some of my site visitors like to see the many variations of the images I
collect, so when you scan through the images, be patient as there are a
few people who want to see the "working" images as well as the
keepers... Was a great day over all and I hope you enjoy the memory
images in this collection...
I almost missed out on this adventure, but as usual my photo friend saved
the day with an invite to join in on the fun at the gardens. The place was to
open at 10 AM, I think. We arrived at 9:30 AM and found we were being
parked several blocks away because so many other people had also tried
to arrive early and park close. No matter. We had a nice walk, paid our 10
dollars to get in, and started cruising the gardens looking for festival
activities. To tell you the truth, I was disappointed. What was there was
nice, but I expected a lot more.. We were there on the last day, so maybe
that had something to do with it. We saw a few Japanese related items,
but soon we found ourselves wondering around looking for flowers and
the like to take photos of... In the collection I am sharing here, you will find
I have a lot of images of the same subject. I try not to do too much of that,
but some of my site visitors like to see the many variations of the images I
collect, so when you scan through the images, be patient as there are a
few people who want to see the "working" images as well as the
keepers... Was a great day over all and I hope you enjoy the memory
images in this collection...
September 19, 2008
WOW, what a neat place to visit and take pictures. Botanical gardens have always been fun to visit, and I am lucky to
have one here close to me. I seldom go by myself anymore, but I still get there every now and then when a friend calls
and suggests we meet there to do a few photos, some talking, some lunch, and just sort of relax for a few hours. This is
what happened time. A friend called in the morning and suggested we take advantage of the nice day by meeting at the
garden. We met a little after 11 AM., took the tram ride, walked a bit, ate lunch, and explored some more. We left about
3:30 PM.
This is the first visit to the garden with my Nikon D40. It worked great.. The kit lens did a very nice job, but I can see that
my sights are already set on getting the 18-200 VR lens. The kit lens is just a bit too short for my liking...
I did a fair amount of cropping to several images in this set, mostly just for the fun of it,, You will notice I changed several
of the images to B&W and cropped them to control to the area of interest.. It is fun to shoot a lot of images with the
digital camera, then toss out the unwanted images. I tossed a bunch from this collection. All the photos here are hand
held, but I think I should go back with a tripod and take the time to set the tripod and get sharper images with greater
depth of field...
have one here close to me. I seldom go by myself anymore, but I still get there every now and then when a friend calls
and suggests we meet there to do a few photos, some talking, some lunch, and just sort of relax for a few hours. This is
what happened time. A friend called in the morning and suggested we take advantage of the nice day by meeting at the
garden. We met a little after 11 AM., took the tram ride, walked a bit, ate lunch, and explored some more. We left about
3:30 PM.
This is the first visit to the garden with my Nikon D40. It worked great.. The kit lens did a very nice job, but I can see that
my sights are already set on getting the 18-200 VR lens. The kit lens is just a bit too short for my liking...
I did a fair amount of cropping to several images in this set, mostly just for the fun of it,, You will notice I changed several
of the images to B&W and cropped them to control to the area of interest.. It is fun to shoot a lot of images with the
digital camera, then toss out the unwanted images. I tossed a bunch from this collection. All the photos here are hand
held, but I think I should go back with a tripod and take the time to set the tripod and get sharper images with greater
depth of field...
June 13, 2009
What a great day for taking photographs.. I took
my new camera out for some more practice at
Missouri Botanial Garden. This is a Canon SX1-IS..
Seems to work really good.. It is not perfect. It has
some very agravating featues, but it still does a
great job... I am learning more and enjoying it
more...
my new camera out for some more practice at
Missouri Botanial Garden. This is a Canon SX1-IS..
Seems to work really good.. It is not perfect. It has
some very agravating featues, but it still does a
great job... I am learning more and enjoying it
more...
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Tom Ballard Photography
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February 05, 2011
Missouri Botanical Garden... What a great place to visit, any time of the
year, but it was extra special on 2011-02-05, when it was covered with a
blanket of new, soft, white, snow. It was dressed for photos, and lots of
people were out to see it. I was lucky to have been called by another photo
friend, who suggested we rush to the gardens and capture some images while
the gardens were covered in new snow. I agreed and rushed to meet them
there. We had a great time gathering images of the snow, and also a few
indoor shots of the disply in the Orchid Show. Click on 'Missouri Botanical
Garden in the Snow' to view a show of the images I am sharing from this visit
to the gardens. I know you will enjoy the show. Click on Missouri Botanical
Garden, to link to the garden's webstie.
year, but it was extra special on 2011-02-05, when it was covered with a
blanket of new, soft, white, snow. It was dressed for photos, and lots of
people were out to see it. I was lucky to have been called by another photo
friend, who suggested we rush to the gardens and capture some images while
the gardens were covered in new snow. I agreed and rushed to meet them
there. We had a great time gathering images of the snow, and also a few
indoor shots of the disply in the Orchid Show. Click on 'Missouri Botanical
Garden in the Snow' to view a show of the images I am sharing from this visit
to the gardens. I know you will enjoy the show. Click on Missouri Botanical
Garden, to link to the garden's webstie.