Setting up outdoor spaces
I don’t know if you have noticed, but this blog is veering away from photography a bit. While I will always love photography it has taken a back seat a little.
Going out for the day
Can you believe it, I actually went out for a day trip with my friend Sandra. She wanted to check out Werribee Gorge and I went along for the ride.
Adding to our solar with a battery
Getting solar panels on your house is a great thing to do. Especially if you care about the environment and have a government that seems hellbent on forcing people to continue to use fossil fuel […]
Experimenting with freezing flowers
The other morning when I was taking some photos one of the flowers I was photographing fell off. I thought perhaps this was time to try freezing some flowers to photograph.
Struman Optics macro lens and a discount
Since you all seemed to enjoy the last post I did on the macro lens for your phone, I thought it might be nice to do a follow-up.
Happy Valentine’s Day
This is not a holiday I would normally celebrate or do anything for, but this year I couldn’t resist.
What to do with Raspberries
I can still remember the very first time I ate fresh raspberries. I was 20 and I bought some on a whim to try. OMG I was so surprised at how good they tasted. They […]
Five Tips for Macro Photos Using Lightroom
Macro photography can be done in many ways. You can choose which way you want to go about it, whether that is through focus stacking or just having fun with it. In this article we […]
12 years of blogging
It is hard to believe that last month marked my 12th anniversary of blogging. It has been quite the ride really. It is something that while I have tried other things I have always come […]
Is this the death of Solar in Australia?
They have been talking about it for a while now, but it seems the laws are being put in place that will mean we can be charged a SUN TAX for feeding power into the […]
2022 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
Here’s hoping that the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show actually happens this year. It was cancelled last year and the year before.
Some mistakes aren’t always that bad
I wish I could say that I’m perfect when it comes to taking photos, but sadly I am far from it.
A quick few taken with the Tamron 18-300mm
As I said previously there would be more from that trip away with the Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD lens.
First garden update for the year
While this is always mainly going to be a photography blog I also want to be able to discuss other things and therefore my garden is going to be part of those discussions.
Not always proud to be Australian
As I am writing this it is Australia Day here. It is a post I always struggle with each year because I’m not sure it is right.
A new macro lens for my phone
Last week I received a new parcel in the mail and it was a macro lens for my phone from Struman Optics.
Sweat, blood and swearing
Yep, it was when we were trying to put together our new Sproutwell Garden Pro 2400 greenhouse. The worse instructions for anything I have ever seen.
The latest Instagram photos
I thought it might be nice to share once again all the photos that I have put up on my Instagram page, leanne_macro.
Recapping mushrooms
It is so easy to think that macro photography is all about flowers and insects. However, there is another type of subject that I love to photograph with my macro lens, but I don’t get […]
Reposting Macro Photography from the Beginning
This is a post I wrote for that magazine I started and I have posted this here before, but I thought it might be nice to post it again. It has been a few years […]