Orchids At Filoli
Orchid Show 2022
Once a year the San Francisco and Santa Clara Orchid Societies descend upon Filoli with a truckload of Orchids. The variety and volume is amazingly overwhelming. This leads to Orchid overload, the symptoms of which are euphoric exhaustion. It’s easy to say that I never knew there were so many varieties of Orchids. Because I didn’t. If you like Orchids (and who doesn’t), then seeing this show at the beginning of February each year is a must for your calendar. In the meantime, I got a bit overzealous with my finger on the shutter release and so here is a gallery of just the specimens that fascinated me for their shapes and textures and colors. Click on an image to view a slideshow.
About this project: 45 Minutes At Filoli
This project originated because my wife and I were looking for a pandemic-friendly afternoon outdoors and we visited Filoli in Woodside, CA. Spring had just begun to coax the blossoms and blooms along and I thought it might be fun to revisit the gardens every week and create a pictorial record of the changes. I decided on two guidelines. First, get in and out in 45 minutes to an hour. Second, go ultra-light by picking a lens from my old lens collection and sticking with that throughout my visit. Mostly, sometimes, I was able to stick with these guidelines. While my visits often stretched longer, trying to keep things simple and work fast gave the project an energy I enjoyed.