Arriving in Sioux Falls the weather was not very cooperative. The local airport weather forecast was calling for snow, heavy crosswinds and a temperature of 28 degrees.
The approach to landing was as expected, bumpy due to the gusting crosswinds. Arriving at the terminal I was ready to return to ATL. I knew that the storm front would have already passed and I was returning as a passenger and not part of the crew working the flight back. I was anxious to arrive because I was going to meet my buddy Steve, an old college mate. Steve also works for an airline and we don’t often have the opportunity to get together.
Steve and I met at the crew hotel. The weather had not yet completely subsided. It was still raining but the temperature was perfect.
Steve took me to one of his favorite Mexican restaurants and we spent the next few hours catching up and enjoying some good Mexican grub. Steve had just purchased a Canon G9 that he intends to pack on his trips. Over dinner we agreed to visit the Atlanta Botanical Gardens early in the morning to shoot some flowers. I was somewhat expecting to visit the gardens so I was packing my Nikon D200 and a Tamron 90 mm macro lens. As a backup I also had my G9.
The following morning we arrived at the gardens before the doors had opened. We noticed that the storm and heavy rains were not kind to the flowers. There was some damage but we managed to find some nice specimens to shoot. After a couple of hours of running around the gardens I had to return to the hotel. I still had two days of flying before returning home. These are some of my shots.
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