Photography Tour of the Botanical Gardens Amsterdam- Travel By A Sherrie Affair

Photography Tour of the Botanical Gardens Amsterdam

I love to experience museums, tours and “different things to do” on vacation so when my husband suggested a photography tour of Amsterdam’s Botanical Gardens, I was excited. We both in the last year purchased cameras to help document our travels for the web site but most importantly our memories to share with everyone. However, we needed to learn a little, okay a lot, more about how are camera’s work. The best way to learn is from a professional and the most fun way to learn is while you are traveling! Our photography tour of the Botanical Gardens Amsterdam of the Netherlands was booked with Anni Maarit at Aperture Tours

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entry way to the Botanical gardens in Amsterdam — Entry to the Botanical Gardens

Plants and flowers in The Botanical Gardens Green House in Amsterdam — The Botanical Gardens Green House

yellow flowers in green house at the botanical gardens in Amsterdam — Trying to capture these flowers in the right light

single flower in gardens — Single flower, trying o get it right!

Experiment with our Cameras

As we entered the beautiful Botanical Gardens our guide brought us into the greenhouse. Anni explained to us how the best way to learn photography was to take it off auto mode and place it in manual mode. Scary, yes but we soon found out it is so worth it. He then explained to us what aperture was and how to use it for great photos. Basically, aperture is the amount of light you let in, more light- the faster the camera shutter speed too. We began to practice under Anni’s instruction and soon we were getting the hang of it.

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Plants in desert climate at the Botanical Gardens in Amsterdam — Plants in desert climate- a little hot!

garden bridge over water in Amsterdam — Garden bridge photograph

Desert succulents in desert garden house

Pink dropping flowers with a little light to photograph

Light for our Photography

As we walked through the different areas of the botanical gardens we practiced with our cameras. Anni was right by our side to look at every photo we took to help us make the photo more clearer, lighter or darker. Some garden areas we were in shaded gardens, to capture the little light that was available could be difficult. As you can see in my photos, I need more practice!

grey and white cat laying down and hiding in bushes — With just a little light peaking through we found a surprise cat hiding in bushes

Single orange flower at Botanical gardens

Pointing camera up on bamboo in Botanical Gardens of Amsterdam

Full tree surrounded with bushes in the lovely botanical gardens

rocky area in garden with purple flowers — Rocky area with shadows

light pink flower with bright yellow center — Capturing the photographic flower

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greenery with tiny waterfall — Trying to photography some light with this waterfall

dark shaded garden — Dark shaded area of botanical Amsterdam garden

yellow flowers with light shining on them — Photography capture of light

greenhouse from up above — Capturing greenhouse photographic angels

large stripped butterfly in garden — Large butterfly found in Butterfly garden

purple flower stem — Using photography tips to capture Botanical garden flower

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palms and ferns in garden — Some lush greenery in garden to capture in photography

Stripped Butterfly in flight — Catching butterfly in flight in the botanical butterfly house

large old tree along the botanical garden pathway — Large tree set in the gardens

path leading to shaded area in garden — A garden path that leads to shaded botanical garden

A Perfect Day

We could not have chosen a better day to visit the Botanical Gardens. The sun was shining, the sky was a spectacular blue and the flowers were all in bloom. To put a perfect end to our photography tour we stopped by the gardens cafe. We each enjoyed a glass of wine to toast Amsterdam, Amsterdam’s Botanical Garden and our tour! Proost!