The Japanese Maple Garden, Nacogdoches TX

This section of the SFA Arboretum is called the Japanese Maple Garden, which is a subset of shade garden.  In this little area there are at least 10 Japanese Maples clustered together.  There are probably 50 more Japanese maples scattered throughout the arboretum and Azalea Garden.  I'm infatuated with them because until walking through this Arboretum I had only seen a handful of Japanese Maples in my lifetime.  I'll be back at the Arboretum shooting what's left of the colors today.  

This is a single 1/6th of a second exposure.  There was a little wind so some of the leaves were blurred.  

Critiques are always welcome.  

Daily photo: December 9, 2012, taken December 2, 2012
First Snowfall in the Arboretum. Alongside Dow's Lake (Rideau Canal) in central Ottawa, the snow falls for the first time this winter in the Central Experimental Farm and Arboretum. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada..
© Rob Huntley
First Snowfall in the Arboretum. Alongside Dow's Lake (Rideau Canal) in central Ottawa, the snow falls for the first time this winter in the Central Experimental Farm and Arboretum. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada..
© Rob Huntley
First Snowfall in the Arboretum. Alongside Dow's Lake (Rideau Canal) in central Ottawa, the snow falls for the first time this winter in the Central Experimental Farm and Arboretum. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada..
© Rob Huntley
First Snowfall in the Arboretum. Alongside Dow's Lake (Rideau Canal) in central Ottawa, the snow falls for the first time this winter in the Central Experimental Farm and Arboretum. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada..
© Rob Huntley
First Snowfall in the Arboretum. Alongside Dow's Lake (Rideau Canal) in central Ottawa, the snow falls for the first time this winter in the Central Experimental Farm and Arboretum. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada..
© Rob Huntley
See photo in original gallery.