I spent a fun afternoon yesterday talking a photography class with John Ricca at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California. The garden covers 3.5 acres and houses a collection of succulents as well as drought-tolerant plants from around the world. Having just received my new macro lens,I decided to focus my time there on patterns and shapes. The images I am sharing this week are ones that I did in black and white. Next week I’ll share some that I took in color.

Shapes and lines