Pictures : SF Arboretum-Sept-2002

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These pictures came out of an afternoon visit with my very dear friend, Samuel. Samuel is a serious amateur photographer. Since I'm planning on leaving for New Zealand soon, I wanted to get the hang of my new Canon A40 camera. Samuel asked what sort of venue I was interested in, and I've always enjoyed taking pictures of flowers, so he suggested the Arboretum in Golden Gate Park. Once we walked inside the gate, he quickly gave me an assignment: use the Macro setting on the camera, and don't be afraid to get in close to the subject. I think his advice paid off, and I got a higher-than-usual number of decent pictures from that outing.

Yellow flower [641k] Left side, horizontal format	Yellow flower [268k] Bottom, Vertical format	Yellow flower [1021k] Right side, horizontal format	Purple flower [585k]
Orangle flower [574k]	California poppy [500k] One of my favorite native species of flora	California poppy [507k] Some exposure and color settings experiments	California poppy [508k] Some exposure and color settings experiments
California poppy [513k] Some exposure and color settings experiments	Redwood grove [473k]	Redwood tree [437k]	Redwood tree [460k] Samuel in profile
Redwood tree [431k] Samuel facing forward	Green leaf and yellow flower [572k]	Algae pond [347k] This reminded me of a small forgotten path wending its way through the woods	Algae pond [807k] With strange bubbly spot
Blue and yellow flowers [669k]	Delicate flower [511k] The petals on this flower were thinner than the thinest paper and fluttered in the wind	Delicate flower [326k] @ ISO 50	Purple flower [513k]
Small flowers with bee [702k]	Small flowers with bee [289k] Vertical format

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