Connecticut meadow garden with native wildflowers; Larry Weiner Design

It’s summertime.  Wouldn’t you rather be at the Lake ?

There are lots of menial tasks involved with work, anyone’s work; but there are also times of satisfaction and joy.  My work recently brought me to Lakeville, Connecticut to photograph the work of Larry Weiner, a meadow maker and garden designer.  This is work ?

Flowering perennial meadows surround the home and as moved toward the lake, I noticed the chairs – and immediately knew there was a photo to be had.

Connecticut meadow garden with native wildflowers; Larry Weiner Design

In this case, getting close to the chairs meant using telephoto lens.  I wanted to be sure to keep the context of flowers > chairs > lake.  While the wide view is great to establish the setting, and is certainly part of the story (more later) the payoff shot distills the story.

I “worked the scene” a bit, looking for photos, and realized I needed to get over the top of the flowers just enough to see the chairs more clearly.

Connecticut meadow garden with native wildflowers; Larry Weiner Design

But getting to this photo was not work.  It’s summertime.  I’m at the Lake.