Fractal fronds

This photo was a grab-shot at the entrance to London Zoo last week.
The well-defined, green and fractal-like leaves stood out from the usual vegetation.

Nikon D700, 85mm, ISO200, f/2.0, 1/1250s

Fighting the flow

Some days I can find myself at the most beautiful of places yet find little inspiration. Yesterday was one of those days. I was in Ritsurin Garden which is supposedly amongst the three prettiest parks of its type in Japan. It was a sunny day with high contrast.

I have a few potentially "ok" photos on my dSLR but nothing too memorable.

The other realisation I made (or perhaps remembered) is that the D700 (with 24-70) is simply too big, heavy and inflexible to be much fun to use. Shots where I'd either have to get down low (where I could really do with a flip screen), take a long time to get right (if at all), result in more time setting up photos than enjoying the moment...which is why I'm here in the first place!

This one might have been more interesting but was a bit rushed: