The PhotoHunt theme this week is "Reflection"
Another excuse to show some of my favorite images from the Dale Chihuly installation a couple of years ago at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables (a small city sort of part of Miami to those of you unfamiliar with the area, but don't tell them I said that... they get rather pissy if you call them "Miami") - one of my favorite places on the planet, especially in winter. A great spot for Reflection.
This last one is my favorite. And yes, I've posted it before. Go ahead and click on it. If you look closely, you'll see the Reflection of the rock wall surrounding this little pond. If you look even closer, you'll see the Reflection of me taking this picture! In fact, click on all of them. While they have been resized, enlarging them will give you a far better view of the Reflections. :-)
I think these were taken in January '06 or '07. I can't remember which. But I know that the following summer was when my hard drive imploded irreparably, and the only reason I was able to save these, was because I had loaded them onto my iPod and was able to download them again. Consequently, there are no un-resized versions to show you. One of my biggest regrets, and a cautionary tale - backup your drive! Often! A poor Reflection on me.
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I love these pictures. Even though I live in Seattle, home of Dale Chihuly, I had to go to St. Louis to see an installation of his. Strange, isn't it?
These are great pictures -- appreciate-able even without clicking to enlarge them... ;)
What beautiful colored globes!
That's very interesting. I've never seen those in person yet. =)
Lovely choices for the theme. Thanks for the reflection on our saved pictures!
Happy PH and happy weekend :)
Havin'a ball with Reflections... :)
Great shots.I love teh last photo. Have a great weekend
That is beautiful!
Yes, i must remember to do a back-up!
Gorgeous photos, and we too, like the last one especially.
Those are truly beautiful. I wish I could have seen that!
Those are truly beautiful! Love the first one the most:)
Lovely shots! Perfect for the theme!
These are so beautiful! Such a simple idea, but perfect.
Interesting floating stuffs with reflections on the pond :)
Wow! So colorful! Very beautiful indeed :)
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Nice photos you've got here. Mine is up as well. See yah!
Cheers,
Nita
Seriously, the first one is my favourite!
I was there...so beautiful! Thanks for the memories :-)
Thanks for the advise, will backup as often as possible.
Love your pictures. Especially the last one is wonderful!
i especially love the second photo..the reflection of those orbs are perfect :)
Very cool pics for reflections!
This is wonderful and I did click and I did see. How very clever of you..Hope you are having a good weekend..
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Oh my this is wonderful. It's one of my favorites so far. I love it. thanks so much for dropping bty to see mine!!
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Happy Weekend:-)
Oh, you took beautiful pictures of the Chihuly glass balls. I have some that I took at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
Love this post! All three of them are wonderful. I love Chihuly but have never seen any of his work in person - I'd love to one day.
Thanks for visiting mine and have a great week!
Those shots are gorgeous! I love them!
Looks delicious...can we eat those thing? :)
Great reflection shots and thanks for stopping by my reflection earlier.
i love it.
Here's mine. Happy weekend!
Oh I adore Dale Chihuly's work! :)
My favorite photo is the second one. The composition with the ferns framing the water and globes and their reflection is beautiful.
I have to agree with JyLnC. I love the second photo as well! Great pics :)
I see you! On the last photo! This is indeed a great shot! Thanks for dropping by mine :).
That last photo is amazing! What a fabulous place to go crazy with a camera - so colorful!
Those are spectacular displays. I love the colors.
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