Back in 2007, Anya and I made our first trip to Atlanta. We visited the Atlanta Botanical Garden and came away with plenty of good shots. Previously, I shared some photos of an installation called La Cabeza by Nikki de Saint Phalle.

This one is called Large Cube with Imploded Spheres by Hans Godo Frabel.

Technical Data: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II at 34mm, 1/400 sec at f/16, ISO 400. No post production. Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Atlanta, GA.

Why This Photo: This installation was installed above a fountain in the center courtyard of the gardens, and the sunlight catching off the glass just sparkled and shimmered in the whole courtyard throwing mini-rainbows everywhere.

What Works: The diagonal lines produce an intriguing framing with the green spheres providing a nice balance to the photo by occupying approximately a third of the shot. Though obviously blown-out, the sunburst glare of the sun refracting through the glass is a very nice touch to capture some of that feeling of being there in the courtyard with the bright sun shimmering through the piece.

What Doesn't Work: The whole shot could possibly use a little darkening to make for a richer blue color in the sky, and a bit more pop to the green color of the imploded glass spheres. Focus is a touch off, and more detail showing the intricate patterns within the spheres would have been nice too.

I think we may have seen this installation somewhere else another time, but I can't remember where.

This is another photo that has been submitted to the Photographic Section's digital projected image competition.

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of this photo.

- Bill