Callaway Resort & Gardens

Callaway Resort & Gardens is in the middle of their Celebrate Spring Festival. I’m fortunate enough to live only twenty miles from this wonderland. I spent about four hours Sunday morning exploring the trails and searching for subjects for my macro lens. It was great!

Unfortunately, the azaleas were not in full bloom yet so I will be heading back up soon. I did find quite a lot to point my lens at along the trails but spent a good chunk of time at Cason’s Garden. In the garden I found the tulips (images coming soon). I was a little early for the festivities at the garden so I’m thinking I need to stay longer next time to enjoy the food, music and activities of the festival.

As I was walking along one of the trails I came to a spot where the sun was shining through a break in the woods and lighting up a small clearing. The flowers (I think azaleas) were beautifully backlit and I scampered all over getting as many different views as I could find. It didn’t hurt that we had a storm come through the area Saturday night and everything had a layer of water droplets.

This one is my favorite. I decided to see what it would look like as a B&W too. I love the how the color stands out against the dark background but the B&W lets the details show through better, IMO… let me know what you think.