Fall Colors, Washington Park, Oregon

These snaps are of Fall colors taken in Washington Park, Oregon. Most of them are taken of Maple Trees. In my earlier posts of Washington Park we had covered trails during other seasons. Maple trail consists of many Maple Trees which presents spectacular Fall colors view and a photographer's delight.

International Rose Test Garden, Portland, Oregon

We went back to International Rose Test Garden, Portland, Oregon and this time to test our new Canon SD1100 camera. In our earlier post, we had shared some snaps taken in the month of June when roses were at the peak of their blossom. These snaps are taken in August month when there were not too many roses but nevertheless place was still a photographer's delight. We got enough opportunities to use color accent & digital macro feature of the camera. I found this particular shot very satisfying where a yellow colored spider is easily mixed in the internal shades of the flower. Snap1, Snap2 & Snap3 were shot with color accent. One can compare the original shot with the color accent one. Last snap is of Robinson Tunnel, Washington Park Max Station.

Washington Park, Oregon

These snaps are of Washington Park, Oregon taken in the spring of 2008. Park is a classic urban park, sprawling over about 140 acres. The park encompasses Japanese Gardens, Oregon Zoo, World Forestry Center Discovery Museum, Portland Children's Museum, International Rose Test Gardens, and Hoyt Arboretum which offers miles of hiking trails. It also contains memorials for the Korean and Vietnam Wars, a Holocaust memorial and a Lewis and Clark memorial. Beautiful view of Portland downtown and Mount Hood.