Last week I changed things up a bit and took my weekly long walk in one of the local garden parks instead of at a beach.

I also took the opportunity to play with a couple of my less-used camera lenses, namely the ultra-wide “fisheye” lens, and the Lensbaby selective focus lens which is somewhat similar to the old tilt-shift style lenses used on film cameras.

The garden has a lovely path that flows under a rose arbor (sadly not in season) and the curving fisheye effect of my lens adds a bit of extra interest

While the roses on the arbor were not blooming much, the daisies were and I had some fun creating artistic photos with the Lensbaby selective focus lens.

Daisies bloom at the base of the rose arbor
Selecting just a few daisies from the bunch
One daisy stands out in focus against the rest
The arbor creates interesting shadows over a daisy blooming along the edge of the path