Lens-Artists Challenge #348 – Serenity
Our host this week is Egidio from Through Brazilian Eyes and he is asking us to look at SERENITY. Is it just me, but when I think of serenity, the first thing that comes to […]
Trying some new photography techniques – Focus stacking
It isn’t the first time I have done this, but it has been a while and I really didn’t know what I was doing. For those that don’t know let me explain. When you take […]
Floral Friday – A few flowers left in the garden
There isn’t a lot out there anymore, though the chrysanthemums are still looking beautiful but nearly everything else is dying off or getting ready for winter, whenever that arrives. I went out the other day […]
Floral Friday – Infrared at Heide Museum of Modern Art
Yesterday I went to Heide, Museum of Modern Art in Bulleen with my friend Chris. I haven’t been there for quite a few years so it was nice to go back. I decided that I […]
Floral Friday – The mums are starting to flower in the garden
It is almost Mother’s Day here in Australia and one of the flowers that is always out for this are the Chrysanthemums and I’m so happy that I have a great selection of them out […]
Lens Artists Challenge #345 – My Go To Places
So John from Journeys with Johnbo has challenged us this week to show you our GO TO PLACES. Great idea for a challenge as I think we all have places that we love to go […]
Floral Friday – In the garden this week
Since I was trying to get photos in the garden the other day for Monochrome Madness I couldn’t help taking some photos of flowers that are still out there now. I did the same with […]
Monochrome Madness #32 – Spring Time (or not)
This week our host is Dawn from The Day After and the theme she has chosen is SPRING TIME. I think I’ve already expressed that this isn’t a good one for me, well not good for […]
Floral Friday – Some infrared flowers from the garden
One thing I’m really pleased that I did over the summer was to take many photos of my flowers. I still have flowers out there and blooming, but the garden will start to slow down […]
FOTD – for Floral Friday and saying good-bye
It is never easy to see one of our blogging buddies go or die. Sadly it has happened and today I found out that Cee had died. I never did any of her challenges, I […]
Lens-Artists Challenge #342 – Wild in the suburbs
Interesting challenge this week from Egidio from Through Brazilian Eyes as he asks us to use the word WILD, I think it is the best description. To fully understand the challenge then you need to […]
Floral Friday – Tinkled pink in the garden
I’ve had one of those days, you know the ones where you feel like you are chasing your tail but you never get it. It has been a day that’s for sure. I’m so far […]
Floral Friday – Some from the past
Today we are going right back, right back to the start for me using a macro lens. These were all taken in 2014. The first few were from a Nikon 40mm macro lens and I […]
Floral Friday – What you can find at Healesville Sanctuary
Yesterday I found myself at Healesville Sanctuary and one of the things I was hoping to do was take some photos of flowers there. I even packed my macro lens. Let me tell you what […]
Floral Friday – The garden is still blooming
It surprises me that it is now autumn but it still feels like summer. I think the really hot days are going, but we are still getting hot ones. Hopefully the gorgeous autumn weather will […]
Floral Friday – Trying something different from the garden
Recently I purchased a small table to make it easier to do some table top photography, I guess you could call it. It is really nice and best of all easy to set up and […]
Lens-Artists Challenge #337 – Bold
This week for the Lens Artist Challenge Sofia is asking us to be BOLD. Please and take a look at her post to see what she has posted and her explanation. I took a quick […]
Floral Friday – What’s new in the garden this week
Not many words today. Here are three flowers that have started flowering in my garden this week. Lovely blossoms. We have had a cool week which has been really nice, but it is set to […]
Floral Friday – Flashbacks to 2016 and other macro photos
I’m being lazy today. Well, it is hard not to be when it is hot. We are having a real summer this year. Seems we just get over some really hot days and then there […]