Some flowers from Alowyn Gardens
Last weekend I showed you some photos of the grounds at Alowyn Gardens and I said I would show you some of the flowers. I forgot until Julie mentioned it, so thought I should do […]
A winter trip to Alowyn Gardens
This afternoon a friend picked me up so we could go to Alowyn Gardens in Yarra Glen for some macro photography. I am still trying out the Samyang 100mm lens and thought it would be […]
A quick macro post
Today, I just wanted to show you a few of my macro images. I love doing them, and I want to start showing them more.
Weekend Wanderings: A morning in the garden
Here we are on Easter Sunday and I haven’t been doing a lot. This morning I spent some time in the garden with the Lensbaby Velvet 56 and Samyang 100mm Macro lens. The garden is […]
Gear – Samyang 100mm Macro Lens
One of the benefits of being a contributer/writer for Digital Photography School is that I get to try out a lot of new gear. It can be good, see what is happening out there, but […]
Weekend Wanderings: Melbourne Flower Show
The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is almost over now and while I only went a couple of times it was great to be there again. I took hundreds of photos, some better than others, […]
Weekend Wanderings: Looking back at past Flower and Garden Shows
Earlier in the week I received an email to tell me that my application for accreditation to the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show was accepted. I’m looking forward to spending some time there, for […]
Weekend Wanderings: Alowyn Gardens in Yarra Glen
This last week has seen me out and about a bit, and this morning was no different. I went to Alowyn Gardens in Yarra Glen, really for my weekend wanderings. It is a display garden and […]
Another Week on Instagram
The weeks do fly by, and today I will be doing the Monochrome Madness post, so this is a good post to do. These are the image that have been up on Instagram this past […]
Starting a Second Instagram Account
A while back I was telling you how I discovered someone had started an Instagram account with my email address. I changed the password and didn’t know what to do with it. First I put […]
Weekend Wanderings: Flora at Healesville Sanctuary
It has to be said that one of the main reasons I wanted to go to Healesville Sanctuary was to use the Lensbaby Velvet 56 on the flora that I knew would be there. The […]
This Week on Instagram
This week has been a bit all over the place, especially when it comes to images for Instagram. I put up a couple of shots I’ve shown before, but from a while back, so I […]
Weekend Wanderings: a macro look at a garden
My mother’s garden to be more precise. On my recent trip to my mums the first day there was horrible, it just rained and rained. My friend and I tried to get out to take […]
On Instagram Recently
It has been a while since I did a post showing you the photos that I have had up on Instagram. I usually do it with a catch up post, though all I’ve been working […]
Weekend Wanderings: Alfred Nicholas Memorial Garden
Last weekend I showed you some images that were taken when I went to the Piggery Café a couple of weeks ago, however on the same day we went for a walk through the Alfred […]
Week 18 – Catching Up with Flowers
It has taken a while to get all this together, working out when to do it, though I still don’t have it set properly. I’m sure I will get there eventually. Lots has been happening […]
Snapping Away with a Canon IXUS 510
Last year, I went to a photography event, you know, one of the big shows at the Exhibition Centre here in Melbourne, with a friend, and Canon were selling the Canon IXUS 510 compact cameras […]