Japanese Garden: Norfolk, VA

Always on the lookout for beautiful spots to take photos, I was very happy to find a Japanese garden not far from our home.

 The garden is tucked away to the side of this fabulous pagoda restaurant.

 Stone benches allow for one to sit and soak in the soothing environment.

 There is a coy filled pond with refreshing fountain.

A picturesque path leads past gentle waterfall fountains and over a bridge as you make your way around garden.

 The water Lilly's were so pretty I couldn't pass up taking their portrait.

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Silhouettes part 2

Still on a mission to create a cool looking silhouette I headed down town to see the 'open air painters'. I thought that would make a really cool silhouette. Sad to say though I couldn't find a single one, not sure what happened to them but they were no where to be found. So here is what I got instead.

Then I headed over to the Japanese Gardens. I have to admit, because of it's popularity with couples in love I was hoping to get a nice silhouette of a couple but I guess it wasn't the right day for that either. It was however a very beautiful day in a very beautiful setting, so I opted for a silhouette of the trees and got a nice reflection with it.

The whole time I was thinking if someone was just standing there or there it would make a great shot. Of course I thought hey I could do self portrait shots but I don't have a remote shutter release. So instead I settled for a close up self portrait silhouette.

Purchasing a remote shutter release for my camera is now at the top of my must have accessories list. I really enjoyed creating these SOOC silhouettes, I hope you enjoy viewing them. For more interesting and creative silhouettes check out the 52 Photos Project Week 18.