Back in March, April and later November of 2006 I posted several images from my DC trip and more specifically, images taken from Dumbarton Oaks. Despite the fact that I took over 480 photos of the garden, only a few finally found their way onto my Blog. So I thought I might take a stroll down memory lane and post a few new ones of this completely amazing garden. The thing I like most about Dumbarton oaks is how well Beatrix Farrand played around with the topography and changing elevations throughout the garden. The whole place is incredibly dynamic in how people move throughout the hillside. The giant mass of flowering Forsythia on one slope caught me completely by surprise for I had never seen it used this extensively before. Trying to capture the sheer mass of the whole thing in a elegant picture was difficult and I'm not sure if I ever really succeeded at it.
Another thing I enjoyed during the 3 hours I walked around the place was finding the occasional little wildflower, all tucked away in obscure corners of the garden. Finding these were like stumbling on a hidden treasure, instantly bringing excitement for such a unique find.
Overall, the whole garden was amazing and one of my favorite places we visited in all of DC. Anyways, thats all the reminiscing for now. Expect to see some new pictures of my project site in the near future since I took a few exciting one yesterday in the snow.
Back in March, April and later November of 2006 I posted several images from my DC trip and more specifically, images taken from Dumbarton Oaks. Despite the fact that I took over 480 photos of the garden, only a few finally found their way onto my Blog. So I thought I might take a stroll down memory lane and post a few new ones of this completely amazing garden. The thing I like most about Dumbarton oaks is how well Beatrix Farrand played around with the topography and changing elevations throughout the garden. The whole place is incredibly dynamic in how people move throughout the hillside. The giant mass of flowering Forsythia on one slope caught me completely by surprise for I had never seen it used this extensively before. Trying to capture the sheer mass of the whole thing in a elegant picture was difficult and I'm not sure if I ever really succeeded at it.
Another thing I enjoyed during the 3 hours I walked around the place was finding the occasional little wildflower, all tucked away in obscure corners of the garden. Finding these were like stumbling on a hidden treasure, instantly bringing excitement for such a unique find.
Overall, the whole garden was amazing and one of my favorite places we visited in all of DC. Anyways, thats all the reminiscing for now. Expect to see some new pictures of my project site in the near future since I took a few exciting one yesterday in the snow.
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