George Eastman House Garden

Last evening I went to the George Eastman House for a lecture given by Willie Osterman who is a Professor at RIT in the Fine Arts Department on the Zone System of Photography. This is a method developed by Ansel Adams and Fred Archer in 1941.

Before the lecture I took a real quick tour of the garden, and here’s what I saw.

Huge poppy flowers:

And what’s left after the petals start falling off:

A cool twisted vine:

which was on this:

Blue and Pink Hydrangeas:

I love the symmetry in this photo:

These roses smelled wonderful:

The flowers on this honeysuckle vine smelled sooo good:

And the zone photography system is really cool! If you ever get a chance to learn about it, go for it! It’s one of those things now that I’ve learned something new I realize how very little I know about photography, le sigh. To read about the zone system, or about basic photography, Willie recommended the book “The Ansel Adams Guide: Basic Techniques of Photography - Book 1 by John Schaefer. There’s also info about it on the web (so I don’t have to figure out how to describe it now)! Here’s one site, and there’s others.

Lynne at Hasty Brook Says:
June 15, 2007 at 5:12 pm

I’ll bet the zone photography system will take your all ready wonderful photography skills to a new level!!
Those old fashioned roses are lovely.

Sandy Says:
June 15, 2007 at 5:57 pm

Thank God so many people put their money into gardens. I love that courtyard. Good shots, Pam.

Pam Says:
June 15, 2007 at 7:06 pm

Lynne - you’re so kind! I need to study it and figure out how to apply it! The roses smell really good, too!

Sandy - Thank you. I’m really happy they do, too Sandy. This is actually the first time I’ve been in the garden. I know the head gardener there and she said she is restricted to using the plants that George Eastman had planted in his day in the gardens.

Mary Says:
June 15, 2007 at 9:33 pm

Pam, you have come back to blogging in superb style! You have an eye for capturing the perfect scene and close-up. It’s a fantastic garden and I could imagine the fragrance. I feel you are headed to the next level, Dear.