Since my wife and I had our honeymoon in Colonial Williamsburg in 1990, the coming of spring has always been associated with the gardens and history of the restored town. We’ve gone other times of the year, but for me spring is the best. I find the traditional English gardening methods as interesting as any of the other history there and of course visually, it’s great.
From the white-picket fences to the neat squares and rows of flowers, the simple buildings, and farm animals, it’s all very inviting. But I do enjoy the total package in Colonial Williamsburg. The streets and buildings where the fathers of our country met and argued, ate and drank, studied, and walked. I find it pretty powerful. For me still, it is a challenge to interpret the town visually even after 20+ visits.
The image below was made in the Palace (Governors residence)gardens in mid-April. The Palace gardens are quite wonderful and complex. Here I am trying to introduce some visual movement with a strong diagonal composition and many layers of color and form. I hope though that the bench at the top of the image lets the viewer stop and rest there momentarily to enjoy the scene.
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