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Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden

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Springfield, MA

I had to travel to Springfield, MA for a training class through work. The class starts at 8am so I naturally left the previous day to ensure I would be here on time. It had nothing to do with me wanting to explore a different city with my camera. 🙂

I was hoping to explore the Springfield Armory which is a National Historic Site but the operating hours probably are not going to work out for me. What I did find as I wandered around the city near the hotel was the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden. The sculptures are scattered throughout a museum quadrangle with a very large display in the center park. I wish I visited at a time when there were leaves on the trees to add a little more color and a less barren look to the area. It is still a very cool display…

Dr. Seuss 1 Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/320s, 48mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Dr. Seuss 1
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/320s, 48mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Dr. Seuss 2 Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/160s, 34mm, f/11, ISO 200

Dr. Seuss 2
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/160s, 34mm, f/11, ISO 200

Dr. Seuss 3 Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/320s, 28mm, f/8, ISO 200

Dr. Seuss 3
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/320s, 28mm, f/8, ISO 200

Dr. Seuss 4 Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/400s, 24mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Dr. Seuss 4
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/400s, 24mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Dr. Seuss 5 Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/320s, 28mm, f/8, ISO 200

Dr. Seuss 5
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/320s, 28mm, f/8, ISO 200

Leftovers

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Here are the leftover images from my sculpture hunt last week. 🙂

Contemplating Sisyphus Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/400s, 32mm, f/8, ISO 200

Contemplating Sisyphus
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/400s, 32mm, f/8, ISO 200

Lookout Landing Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/800s, 70mm, f/8, ISO 200

Lookout Landing
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/800s, 70mm, f/8, ISO 200

Amber Light Column & Pagoda Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1000s, 35mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Amber Light Column & Pagoda
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1000s, 35mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Pagoda Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1000s, 50mm, f/8, ISO 200

Pagoda
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1000s, 50mm, f/8, ISO 200

Sculptures

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This week we are exploring sculptures. It was probably a bit of a cheat for me as there is a sculpture garden on the old Griffiss Air Force base (Griffiss Sculpture Garden). Although I will say the wind was brutal for a beautiful Saturday afternoon and was cutting right through my jacket. I also was unable to narrow my images down to just three, so hopefully my cohorts won’t mind. 😉

This first image is of a fairly new addition to the sculpture park and is titled ‘Freya’. I took many close-up images of this sculpture, filling the whole frame and trying to capture different angles of the light. As I was walking along the path to the next sculpture this view seemed more appropriate. It places the sculpture in the context of the park.

Freya Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1250s, 46mm, f/8, ISO 200

Freya
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1250s, 46mm, f/8, ISO 200

This second image is of a sculpture that I knew was going to be included in my images. It is one of three light columns in the park and a more fitting image would be when it is lit up at night. Since I didn’t think I would make it back for an evening walk, I settled on back light from the sun. I also pushed the processing a little more toward the heavy-handed side to accentuate the illumination.

Blue Light Column Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/2500s, 17mm, f/8, ISO 200

Blue Light Column
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/2500s, 17mm, f/8, ISO 200

This sculpture is titled ‘Chimney’ and I just love the way the polished metal catches the sunlight. This is another sculpture I walked around numerous times trying different angles. In the end, a low point-of-view with the trees and the clouds in the background to help enhance the size of the sculpture was the way to go.

Chimney Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/320s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 200

Chimney
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/320s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 200

This last image was another I had panned on capturing when we decided on sculptures. It is titled ‘Argonaut’ but I just know it as the snail. The background around the snail is not the greatest so I chose to capture this one almost in silhouette and show off the intricate wire work in the shell portion of the sculpture.

Argonaut Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1000s, 21mm, f/8, ISO 200

Argonaut
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/1000s, 21mm, f/8, ISO 200

Looking over these images as I write this post I do notice I was not very imaginative with my captures. Most have the same low angle POV. Next week I’ll have to experiment more…