Monochrome Wednesday – Cosmos
Since we have been looking at so many macro shots it seemed like a good idea to use one of those for Monochrome Wednesday. This is a cosmos flower that I photographed at the Melbourne […]
Favourite flowers – Dahlias
When you love macro photography, especially when photographing flowers we get ones that we love or become our favourite. For me, mine would have to be dahlias.
Influencing Me – Leslie Gleim
A year or so ago I was going to post work by Leslie Gleim, but it didn’t happen, I stopped doing the posts. Today I am happy to show you Leslie’s work for my Influencing […]
Silent Sunday – Ghost Town
One of the biggest surprises I had when I went to the USA in 2015 was a trip to a ghost town. For part of the trip we went to Lake Tahoe and on the […]
Weekend Wanderings – Alowyn Gardens
During the week I had a quick trip to Alowyn Gardens. I was there to talk about doing some workshops, but I also spent some time in the gardens and thought it would be a […]
Revisiting U4D: Photography Wishlist
Every now and then I wonder about my photography wishlist and today I thought revisiting this U4D post could be good. It is interesting to see how many things change over time and what we […]
Playing with a Fisheye Lens on my Phone
Today I was at Alowyn Gardens to talk about some macro photography classes. While there I spent some time playing around the fisheye lens from Struman Optics on my phone.
Monochrome Wednesday – Tree in water
This weeks photo for Monochrome Wednesday is a little different to what I normally show. While it is a tree in water, it has been processed in a way which is not what I normally […]
The show is over
The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is over for the year and now I have 100’s of photos that I will need to sort through. Once that is done I can work out which […]
Influencing Me – Paul Barson
Macro photography is something I’ve always enjoyed doing. However, processing it has been something that took me some time to work out. When I first discovered Influencing Me – Paul Barson‘s work, I would be […]
Silent Sunday – Henry Cowell Redwoods
For today’s Silent Sunday post I have some more photos from my trip to the USA. These were taken on a trip to the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. It was a spectacular place to […]
MIFGS – Display Gardens
Another part of the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS) are all the display gardens. There are quite a few and it is lovely to look at them and dream about having something like […]
MIFGS – Struman macro lens
One of the things that I love about visiting the MIFGS each year is catching up with the Struman Optics team and their lenses. This year I’ve been playing with a new macro lens for […]
MIFGS – Opening day
Yesterday was the first day of the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show and opening day was massive. There were so many people there.
Monochrome Wednesday – An Abstract
While looking through my archives for an image to do today I found one that was an abstract and it seemed like a good one to try for Monochrome Wednesday.
Flower and Garden Show last year
The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show for 2019 starts tomorrow, so I thought it might be nice to look back on some photos from last year.
Influencing Me – Giorgio Morandi
Throughout any artists career there are artists that influence them, and then as time moves on that can shift. Giorgio Morandi is one of those artists and is a good artist to look at for […]
Silent Sunday – Jellyfish
When I look back on my trip to the USA in 2015 there are some places that really stand out. So today for my silent Sunday post I thought I would post some photos of […]
Weekend Wanderings – End of Season
Sometimes you have to know when it is the right time to visit places. It seems for this Weekend Wanderings post my recent visit to the Blue Lotus Water Gardens was a bust as it […]
U4D: Images in Monochrome
This is a repost of sorts, though more a redo. Today’s U4D post was written a few years ago, when people wanted more information on how to do images in monochrome. I have redone it […]