National Arboretum, Raymond-Style

I mentioned that I went back to the National Arboretum over the weekend. This time, I took a friend with me. I took this friend in particular for several reasons:

1) Raymond and I approach pictures in a completely different way. While I like the pretty, fluffy, and floral, like this:



or this:



Raymond spent his time looking for the interesting, and "edgy". Some examples of what he did:

1) He played with the perspective of the brick wall, focusing on it instead of the flowers - in contrast with what I did above.

2) He zeroed in on the details - tree branches, tree stumps, small leaves. I took a more sweeping approach, and stuck to it.

3) He took his time. I tend to move fast and often. He is much more patient. He'll try again and again to get his shot. I'll try a few times and move on.

This may sound obvious, but trust me, his pictures looked nothing like mine. Frankly, that's the fun part about photography - it's highly subjective and unique.

Tomorrow - my landscape photography, past and present.