During our recent visit to Seattle, our host impulsively changed one of our destinations from a classic car museum to the Pacific Bonsai Museum, which turned out to be fortuitous because the Pacific Bonsai Museum appears to be in danger of closing, or at least moving – I am having trouble finding information online. I thought we got this information from the information staff.
This is an outdoor museum, hosted on the grounds of a former Weyerhauser campus, and was a very peaceful visit for us, as we were virtually the only guests (a weekday afternoon). I know nothing about bonsai, so I took a lot of pictures, as did our host, and my Arts Editor picked out the best of mine. We were somewhat hampered by suboptimal lighting conditions – it was too bright, the shadows too abrupt.
This first set are classic pictures – the subject centered and presented, almost informationally.
Perhaps to portray a bit of a wind?
Lovely fall foliage.
A lovely image of life and death.
Some of the bonsai had painted backgrounds. My Arts Editor didn’t seem to approve.
I find I prefer more dramatic shots, and here’s what I managed to get by my Editor in that category.
Some OK use of shading.
Then there’s this, just sitting there under the tree. I have no idea as to its nature.
We did run across another visitor, and I’m amazed at how well this shot came out.
All in all, a relaxing and fun time.
