Second RunningsJan 3, 2025

Some warm flowers in the winter cold

Took a visit to the Como Conservatory this past week and basked in the warmth of plants and flowers. Also visited the tropical area and got a few brightly colored birds.

The flowers were mostly done using my Tamron 24mm f/2.8, which does an adequate job of macro work. The rest were on my Sony 85mm f/1.8 which is my usual go-to lens for daily shooting. However, this highlighted that I need to get my 70-200mm range back. I sold my last telephoto with my previous camera and haven’t replaced it yet and it’s really showing as a big gap in my arsenal for things like wildlife.

View the full album here: https://swiftphotography.smugmug.com/Second-Running-dot-me/Como-Conservatory-January-2025

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Como Conservatory January 2025 - Swift Photography

Some shots from the Como Conservatory in January 2025. Experiencing some warmth and plants during the cold and dark winter.

Paul MindemanOct 7, 2023
I’m not sure what type of plants this is, but it makes a pleasing geometric form. This was in a water garden at the #ComoConservatory.

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MehndiJul 20, 2023
Today we took friends to the Como conservatory. I’d only ever been to the zoo there before and the Japanese garden was at night. It was so nice. We didn’t get to see the snow leopard cubs sadly and they were closing 3 hours early. #comozoo #comoconservatory #plants #nature #puma #cougar #mountainlion #stpaul #twincities #mnastodon