Monochrome Madness #52 – Triples, threes and triptychs
Triptychs can be fun to see, and this week, Elke from pictures imperfect blog, has set the theme of Triptychs. She wants you to make it a tryptich, which is any three images that can […]
Taking some flower photos with the Fujifilm Instax PAL digital camera
It is Australia Day today, and celebrating it seems exhausting. We have had very mild summers for the last few years, but this year we are making up for it. So many hot days. I […]
Playing around with Depth of Field with my macro lens
The first time I used a macro lens I thought the results were so bad. Seriously, I had no idea what I was doing. Let me show you one of those photos. I just thought, […]
Minimalism from the garden in black and white for Lens-Artists Challenge #381
Minimalism is something I really like, though I often find it hard to photograph. When I saw that Ritva had set us the challenge of Minimalism and in Black and White, I knew what I […]
Monochrome Madness – Starting the year in my garden with the infrared camera
I thought I would start the year off with some infrared flowers from my garden. Last year I did a lot of photos of the flowers in my garden, and I really hope to continue […]
Floral Friday – Gone from the garden
One from the garden, now gone. Processed with ON1 Photo Raw 2026.
Monochrome Madness #48 – Leaves and or petals
Dawn from The Day After is leading us this week in the theme for Monochrome Madness and the theme is LEAVES AND OR PETALS. I don’t know about other parts of the world, but this is […]
Floral Friday – After some rain
Rain has been very scarce around here this year, but when we get some, I love to go out afterwards and take photos. When I say get some, that doesn’t mean much. Though this last […]
Floral Friday – First Dahlia for the season
Not much to say today, but I just had to share photos of my first dahlia this season. It’s funny that this one is flowering, while some haven’t come up yet. It should be a […]
Gone in a flash for Lens-Artist Challenge #372
Tina has said the challenge this week, and it is the word ephemeral. You will need to go to her post for a more detailed definition, but my understanding is that it is gone in […]
Floral Friday – Experimenting with more flowers from the garden
I’ve been getting out in my garden a lot more and still taking photos using the tripod. I have to say it has been a game changer and don’t think I could imagine doing it […]
Floral Friday – Taking photos in the morning with strong winds
I feel like I keep going on about this, but boy, has it been windy here. Trying to do any macro work has been impossible. I know I have talked about this before, and last […]
Monochrome Madness – Infrared images from Alowyn Gardens
I have been looking at the images I took at Alowyn Gardens recently with my infrared camera and thought I would share some for this free week for Monochrome Madness. It is the perfect place […]
Lens-Artists Challenge #368 – Looking Back to Challenge #106: Autumn or not
I’m going to start this post with a massive whinge, and I’m sorry about that, but I hate challenges like this. For those who don’t know, I live in the Southern Hemisphere, and for everyone […]
Floral Friday – New blossoms signalling a great start to Spring
I think it is safe to say that spring has sprung. I feel like I keep saying that every time I go out into the garden, I find new plants that have blossomed. It is […]
Floral Friday – My garden with a new camera and the Velvet 56
Yes, you read that right, I have a new camera. Well, not really new, but second-hand. So new to me. I really want to update my Fujifilm X-T3, and had thought I would wait for […]
Floral Friday – More from my garden
Today I have some flowers that I have taken in the garden recently. Some are blooms, some are new, and some are waiting to flower. The first one is one of my favourite flowers, and […]
Floral Friday – Using some new presets on my spring flowers
I’ve already told you how flowers are starting to appear in my garden. I’m loving it. I can see that the plants that die off for winter are starting to reappear, and who knows what […]
Lens-Artists Challenge #364 – Quiet moment
This week Ritva is asking us “Where is your serene sanctuary?” for this challenge called Quiet moment. I had to keep asking myself that. Is there a place where I feel that serenity or a […]