Category: Como Conservatory

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Crest of the Wave by Harriet W. Frishmuth

This statue is in the very center of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory Palm Dome. Harriet W. Frishmuth created Crest of the Wave in 1925, it was modeled on a woman names Desha, a popular concert dancer at the time. Years ago, I photographed the feet of this statue.

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Como Conservatory North Garden Pond

The pond in the North Garden is one of the most peaceful places in the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park. I think the statue is of Francis of Assisi, but I'm not sure. If you know, please comment.

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The Como Conservatory North Garden

The North Garden at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory is a "living grocery, pharmacy and building supply store." It has papaya, pomegranate, fig, mahogany and chocolate as well as a really nice little pond with statues and is stocked with poi.

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Orchid at the Como Conservatory

I really enjoy the Como Conservatory in the winter, it's strangely pleasant to be uncomfortably warm, surrounded by high humidity.

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Como Conservatory Sunken Garden

I went to the Como Conservatory to 'get a little green' and found that the Sunken Garden is closed for planting. If you ever wondered what it looks like without all the beautiful flowers, well, here you go. You can see the garden with flowers on my buddy Dusty's site. Fear not, I found plenty to photograph in the rest of the conservatory. Tune in over the coming days to see...

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Flower at the Conservatory

Are you getting the idea that I'm ignoring the great Minnesota outdoors during the Month of February? It's true; snow, ice, rain and gray over-cast days can take the wind out of a photo blogger.

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Fern Detail

This close-up of a fern leaf was shot with a macro lens wide open to f3.2. This landed me a sharp detail with a shallow DOF. When I brought it into Lightroom, I was able to sharpen up the edges and add a vignette to focus your eye on the detail.