I decided I was going to check out the Shofuso Japanese House and gardens Saturday. I stumbled across a link to their web site in a list of best things to photograph in eastern PA and I had to check them out. I’m very glad I did. The house and gardens were built in 1958 in 16th century style. It is located on the grounds of the Horticultural Center in the West Philadelphia section of Fairmount Park. The perfectly proportioned architecture of the main structure and adjoining tea house is enhanced by an ornamental garden and picturesque pond. Tours of the house are available and periodically there are special events offered including tea ceremonies, bonsai plant showings and more. Finding a cultural nugget like this so close to the city of Philadelphia is very unique and special and definitely needs to be checked out if you are looking for something a little different.
For more information on visiting Shofuso, check out www.shofuso.com/.
I shot this as a single RAW five second exposure frame with Hoyah circular polarizing filter and stacked Cokin Pro-Z filters and enhanced with the Topaz Adjust plugin.
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