Attached is a SOOC image of a small lake in the Chinese Garden section of the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, CA. Liu Fang Yuan, the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, is full of traditional Chinese plants and classical Chinese architecture. This small lake is the centerpiece of this garden. There are 11 other gardens in this 15 acre complex. For those that love to photograph flowers, these botanical gardens are about as close to heaven as one can get without dying.
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Chinese Garden Lake: my view
I could envision someone painting this scene.
My interpretation.
This was a great image to work with! This is my view!
They knew a thing or two about gardens.
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Beautiful image Mike - here's my view:
Thought I would take it in another direction.
Here's mine. This is such a lovely image, I really didn't want to mess with it much.
A beautiful photo to work with. Lots of detail and depth.
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