Closer and closer. You read my mind, Sarah Hansagard! I have always been interested in the hidden gardens behind this and other gates along Summit Avenue, too. So I propped up my tripod and took a "blind shot" for the benefit of my prurient interest and yours.
Andrew, Andrew, Andrew, my dear friend, I could never be mad at you. You only say what you think, bravo, I wish more here would do the same. You are one whose opinion I value, so don't change. I love it when I, or anyone else for that matter, gets a bunch of comments leaning one way then someone speaks up to point out an alternative way of looking at the image. Makes me reassess and I get more from those comments than the pats on the back. I desperately want to comment that way on some images here, but usually chicken out... I just got some new close-up lenses for my Yashica and am taking in a roll of b/w in today, wish me luck. I think I screwed things up though because this crazy camera has a viewing lens and a taking lens and once I got things focused with the close-up lens on the viewing, then moved it to the taking I didn't compensate for the difference in distance -- they call this parallax error. Anyway, the photos should come out interesting. Maybe I'll pass them off as coming out just the way I intended, whatcha think? Peace, love and rock 'n roll!
You're absolutely right, Marcel. I did crop off a lot of the bottom shadow prior to post to balance the image, but I see your point. Could be cropped to just above the shadow and just below the right leading hedge. Good eye, man. Peace.
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