Last week I did a repost from the same area, but this post was done the following week, so I thought it would be good to repost it for you to see. Let’s take a look.
When we were wandering around Kinglake National Park the other day, my friend was taking photos with her phone, and one of the things she likes too do is to take photos close up, therefore she is really good at spotting the little things. I’ve spoken on many occasions how the details and small things is not something I am good at, so it is great going somewhere like this with her, because then I see them too, through her.
These flowers were everywhere, I couldn’t get any closer to them than this with my D800, I spent the whole day wishing I had a macro lens.
I realised after awhile that I had in my back pack a x2 Cokin Close up filter, so I put it on my lens and I was able to get much closer to many things, still not as good as it would have been with a macro lens, but not bad. Actually turned out to be quite handy, once the bracket was on it was easy to swap between filters.
By far my favourite thing to photograph was these tiny little things growing in moss that was on trees and logs, in all sorts of places. I loved the colours, it is something wonderful in the dark depths of forests, is that green, almost bright, but so lush. It is a beautiful colour. When I was a kid I wanted some Derwent colouring pencils, and the colour I wanted the most was the lime green pencil.
Here is a close up of the red sap that was coming out of the blackwood trees. It really does look like blood. I thought it was so weird.
I think this is my favourite image, by far. I like the idea of the forest inside a forest. It is like a little ecosystem that is part of something much larger, it is all connected, I like that. I have no idea the names of any of these things, but if you know, let me know, I wouldn’t mind some clues.
I have a few more images for you, I hope you enjoy the close look at the forest floor. I also hope you have a great weekend, mine has been lazy, a good way sometimes, especially without much internet, full strength soon, I’m looking forward to that.
I too love this post Leanne … fabulous photos! So pleased you had the close up lens. A divine forest within a forest!
That’s wonderful to hear Julie. I am glad too, I love doing this sort of photography.
“The forest inside the forest…” yes yes yes!
Oh yes, it is, thank you Penny.
Same for me, Leanne. The first image and the gallery have loaded but not the others. Laptop, also, which I prefer for looking at photos. However, that first shot reminded me that I have some tiny grass seed heads in my pocket from a weekend walk. I’d better go and rescue them! xx
Oh I know what the other photos aren’t loading, I better go and fix them, I think. I’ll get back to you. Okay, I’ve tried something so hopefully it works better now.
Thank you Jo.Yeah the tiny grass is a good description,they are so beautiful and the colour, gorgeous. You better rescue them. lol
Yes- that worked! Thank you. Still forgot the seeds because it’s been warm enough not to need a coat. I’ll do it immediately xx
Oh good, it was a mistake I make sometimes when I repost an old post. Hahah, get to it Jo, get those seeds. I couldn’t find the key to the mailbox one day and it took me ages to realise it was in the pocket of my apron that I had worn days before. Lucky I hadn’t washed it yet.
I do like the closeups. what was the bright red on the tree trunk? and I liked the fiddlehead looking things
Strangely, the red is the colour of the sap, it was weird. Thank you Beth.
wow, looks like it’s bleeding
Doesn’t it, kind of amazing.
I love this post! Such beautiful details of your wanderings: just the sort of post to appeal to this Country Mouse.
Thank you Margaret, I love walking through a forest with a macro lens, you can find so much stuff.
The forest inside the forest, that’s a fine perspective – both in thoughts and photographs, the header shot especially.
I love that description Tish, thank you so much.
I loved your gallery, but I couldn’t see the pictures in the post. I’m traveling and on my laptop. I’ll check again when I get home.
That is strange Anne, I don’t know why you can’t see them. Fair enough, thank you Anne.