Griffiss International Sculpture Garden

Yesterday I headed out to capture early morning images. I didn’t have a specific destination in mind but thought I would head down toward Utica and see if any of my normal spots along the way held anything interesting. Really I was going to wander and settle for pot luck.

As I drove through Griffiss Business and Technology Park (they really need a cooler name) I headed over to check out the NYSTEC building that was recently added. I had heard that it is lit up pretty cool. It didn’t disappoint but there was still splotchy patches of grass and the front of the building faces East with the sky behind the building still a little boring. Later. I’ll get that image another time.

On my way out of the park I passed the Griffiss International Sculpture Garden and was reminded how some of the sculptures are illuminated at night. Seeing those sculptures and realizing I could get them silhouetted against the Eastern sky had me turning the car around. It ended up being a great morning…

The Birth of Venus
Artist: Lucia Warack Meister
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 2.5s, 15mm, f/11, ISO 200

The Wishing Tree
Artist: Tash Taskale
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1.6s, 17mm, f/11, ISO 200

Blue Light Column
Artist: Mark Abildgaard
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.4s, 32mm, f/11, ISO 200

Persephone
Artist: Howard Kalish
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.8s, 22mm, f/11, ISO 200

Chimney
Artist: Tomasz Domanski
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 3.2s, 31mm, f/11, ISO 200

Ellsworth Road
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 4s, 29mm, f/11, ISO 200