From the Volunteer Park Conservatory on Capitol Hill, Seattle.

Safe Inside

On April 21, 2012 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Blue Sky, Capitol Hill, Flowers, garden, SeattleLeave a comment

Safe inside the Conservatory at Volunteer Park in Seattle. The tropical plants are amazing to view.

Conservatory Images

On April 5, 2010 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Capitol Hill, conservatory, Flowers, SeattleLeave a comment

Three film images shot in 2006 at the Volunteer Park Conservatory (Seattle) in May , 2006. While I am in the process of through the 500+ photos I took the past few days in New York I thought I would share some items from the archive.

Cactus and More

On January 13, 2010 By Fred KingIn blossoms, cactus, Capitol Hill, conservatory, Flowers, PurpleLeave a comment

A few more film images from the Conservatory scanned into PC.

Hydrangea

On January 12, 2010 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Capitol Hill, conservatory, Flowers, PurpleLeave a comment

I think these two flowers are hydrangeas?? Again, scanned into the PC from a film print. I’ve tried to articulate a difference between shooting film vs digital. There are probably many differences, but one that strikes me is that film images sometimes have a softness about them. I guess with Photoshop anything can be altered to look like anything. Outside of the act of editing I think this softness is something that strikes me. I guess the same point has been made between vinyl recordings and digital; the vinyl recordings have a ‘softness’ to them, if I were to choose one word to explain the difference.

Conservatory Flowers

On January 11, 2010January 11, 2010 By Fred KingIn blossoms, cactus, Capitol Hill, conservatory, FlowersLeave a comment

A few more scanned images from the Volunteer Park Conservatory.

From Film Archive

On October 18, 2009 By Fred KingIn blossoms, conservatory, Flowers, redLeave a comment

Blossom blossom Some film images I scanned a couple of years ago. Shot on my Minolta X-700 I believe at the conservatory in Volunteer Park, Seattle. blossoms

Conservatory Flower

On May 14, 2009 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Capitol Hill, conservatory, Flowers2 Comments

Since we are still waiting for Spring in Seattle I thought I would post an image from my trip to the Conservatory a few weeks ago. The temp today is 46 and it is gray and raining-not the kind of conditions that make for good outdoor images. Besides, I don’t think my D80 is waterproof. There is a pattern in many of my images of flowers/blossoms. Sometimes I will use flash, but most of the time I try not to in order to get this dreamy, soft quality. Plant details are really cool, but I also like to soften the appearance.

Volunteer Park Conservatory, Pt.4

On April 15, 2009 By Fred KingIn blossoms, cactus, conservatory, droplet, Flowers, Leaf2 Comments

Two more examples of plants from the conservatory. Cactus pedal seems to be carefully cradling a large droplet of water ( not put there by me ). The blue background foliage on the other plant seems to somehow carry over to the yellow leaf of the above plant.

Heart-Shaped Buds-Revisited

On April 15, 2009April 23, 2009 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Buds, conservatoryLeave a comment

Heart-shaped Buds

Heart-shaped buds on a plant in the Conservatory. Dr. Strangelove might see them as bombs or bomblets? I’ve recently found out that this is a Bleeding Heart plant.

Conservatory Redux

On April 6, 2009 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Capitol Hill, conservatory, Flowers, Leaf, Seattle, SpringLeave a comment

: Hanging buds about to blossom.

: About to blossom

Red seems to be the theme for this posting. The variety in nature amazes me. The different structural elements of each plant seem endless.

Conservatory Cactus

On April 4, 2009 By Fred KingIn cactus1 Comment

: Cactus

I’m probably one of the few people on the planet that has killed every cactus plant I have ever owned or nourished. Most plants do well under my care, but every cactus I have tried to grow and care for has ended up dried and withered within months.

: Cactus from above

: Cactus cluster

I guess that is why I enjoy viewing & shooting them. Just amazing symmetry!

Conservatory Plants

On March 26, 2009 By Fred KingIn blossoms, cactus, conservatoryLeave a comment

Some more images from the conservatory. I enjoy the colors, textures and symmetry of the palms and cactus. The brilliance of the colors looks almost unreal.