What could be more spectacular than autumn in a Japanese garden? Two Japanese gardens, to be exact. Bill & I visited both Kubota Gardens in Rainier Valley and the Japanese Garden in the Washington arboretum in all their October glory. At Kubota Gardens, I stuck with shooting telephoto (70-200mm) focusing on fine detail & color. I was doing well until we got to the arboretum, because the combinations fall maples demanded a much wider angle--so I switched to my 24-105mm.