This week, Patti is asking us to Go Wide for the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge. So often we focus on a single item and fail to take a step back to look at the bigger picture. When we visited the Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford recently, I felt as though there were some shots that just couldn’t hold everything that I wanted to include. I don’t own a wide angle lens for the Canon EOS so I tried using the camera on my Galaxy phone and the results were quite pleasing.
Sinnissippi Gardens in Rockford lies on the banks of the Rock River. Usually when I take a picture of a river, I like to do so at an angle, so the phone camera came in useful for this shot too, as well as some wider-angle pictures of the gardens and lagoon.
The Nature of Things 
Delightful landscape pictures, Sue!
Thank you, Indira! Although Rockford is only an hour or so from here, I always feel like I’m ‘on vacation’ when I go there.
Your phone camera does a great job capturing these garden scenes. I loved my Samsung phone, too! Lovely garden and river vistas!
Thank you, Patti. These phone cameras have certainly come a long way in just a few years and although I still use the regular camera for most things, I find myself using the phone one more and more.
I know what you mean, Sue. I’m going to upgrade my phone soon and I’m looking at the camera functions first!!
These are all fabulous photos. The lovely light and the cloud reflections, and I love the last one with the view framed so beautifully.
Thank you! The weather was perfect after so many hot and humid days. Just right for walking through the gardens.
Gorgeous garden shots!
Thank you, Sandy!
Welcome!
Absolutely beautiful photos – I’d love to spend a day there!
Thank you so much! Rockford has always been one of my favorite places to visit, especially the gardens.
A good idea to use your phone. You got splendid results.
Thanks, Tom! I find myself using it more and more these days.
Me too!
Such a great place to visit and wonderful photos to record your day out.
Thank you, Marianne! Sorry for my delay in replying. We have been on a road trip for the past week so I’m just catching up.
Hope you had a wonderful time. Look forward to seeing your photos. We are off to Canada very soon to see our son/grandchildren…so I might not be on Facebook for a few weeks….but I’ll be back!!
Loved your sky reflections and that beautiful greenhouse – excellent compositions on those.
Thank you, Tina!
Beautiful reflections. Especially the second one. Excellent.
Many thanks, John. Sorry for my delay in responding to your comment. We have been out of town for the past week, capturing more images so I am just now catching up.
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Your phone camera did an amazing job with these photos, Sue. They’re clear and colorful. I love the contrast of sky, garden, and water. The reflection is wonderful.
Thank you so much, Miriam! I’m really pleased with the job my phone camera is doing.
The phone camera is getting better and better especially iPhone. Your phone camera did very well, Sue!
A phone camera can do amazing shots if you just know how to use it…and these are such wonderful images.
Many thanks, Teresa!
You photos are stunning!
Thank you so much, Aletta!
Your photos are always an oasis of tranquility Sue. Always. Donna
Thank you so much for your kind comment, Donna.
You are welcome.
Wonderful images with such clarity.
Many thanks, Rupali. The phone camera seems to be a lot more forgiving of my aging hand shakes.
Gorgeous garden and landscape. Love the reflections and the light, but my favourite is the last one!
Thank you, Ann-Christine! Apologies for the delay in replying. We just got back from a week-long road trip and I’m doing my best to catch up.
No worries, I have been gone for two days now and trying to catch up too.