Ah, the Portland Japanese Garden: It’s a bit of a moveable feast for photographers in the Pacific Northwest. Open year round, the garden’s moods can shift depending on the season, sometimes by small, subtle degrees and sometimes in quite dramatic ways. After a long summer of warm weather and blue skies, recent clouds had inspired me to spend some time in the garden. Unlike past visits, I wasn’t really focused on the flora but instead on the stone pathways and its little alcoves and tucked-away areas.

I used my old familiar Canon 45mm tilt-shift, an optically excellent lens that allows me to use tilt and shift in creative ways, rendering different parts of the photos out of focus. I was going for a dreamlike, undefined quality. The darker processing was meant to further add to a nocturnal or even somnambulant tone.

These photos as well as other taken in the Portland Oregon Japanese Garden can be found in my Portland Japanese Garden gallery. More information regarding visiting the Portland Japanese Garden can be found here.

As always, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding prints, licensing, or anything else. I look forward to talking photography.

Without further ado, I present my small collection featuring liminal spaces in the Portland Japanese Garden.