Space Needle … by Chihuly at Gardens and Glass

Chihuly glass was the canvas here … the afternoon sun, the painter. A stroll through glass-studded greens at Chihuly Garden and Glass (Seattle Center) exposed the Space Needle for the abstraction it wants to be.

Throughout the garden, glass globes, spears and towers lie interspersed with botanical realness. What caught Hugh’s eye first, my imagination next, were the reflections skewed by the color, texture and bubbles of the domes. Here are a few samples of the globes:

Isolating and framing the reflections alone produced these Space Needle configurations, architectural creations unto themselves by virtue of Chihuly handiwork. (All photos shot with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Lumix 100-300mm lens):

Dual panes showing the exhibition piece, and the image swirl made by spinning the camera