Closeup of a Flower from Butchart Gardens Size:20"x30" In November of 2008 I

In November of 2008 I headed to a park I have passed many times while traveling on Speer Blvd but never realized what it consisted of as I sped on past the park

but worth the climb for the different perspective

With the stadium in lower downtown there are plenty of great views of it with the skyline of Denver and from inside you have a great vantage of the Rocky Mountains

During one of my trips to Imperial Valley to photograph

Due to the proximity to Los Angeles

Closeup of a Flower from Butchart Gardens Size:20"x30" In November of 2008 IVisiting Butchart Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia during a vacation a few years ago I spent much time with my macro lens getting close with many of the roses and other flowers in the gardens. Just prior to leaving I came across a group of flowers in a quiet part of the park and spent close to thirty minutes just on these flowers. With the macro lens it is possible to get a shallow depth of field (having a few items in focus) which is what I