Monday, October 10, 2011

Baluster

VASIFORM BALUSTER,
CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN,
GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, 
OCTOBER 9, 2011

 



Pentax K-5
SMC Pentax-DA 55-300
at 230mm
1/2000 sec. f8
ISO 1600





One of the familiar sights at the Chicago Botanic Garden is the cast stone balustrade overlooking the Lakeside Gardens at the south end of the main island. In the early morning sun yesterday the interplay of light and shadow pleasingly emphasized the stony texture of one baluster.

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