Floral Friday – Trying out a trio in my garden
Garden Flowers The following has started flowering in my garden, and this image is a combination of 3 images. Each image is the same composition, I just changed the focus to get the three flowers […]
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 […]
When the conditions just aren’t what you want – Safety Beach
One of the things that often frustrates me when I go to take photos is that I don’t get the conditions I really want. So what conditions do I look for? Overcast, no sun. I […]
Floral Friday – Some close ups from Alowyn Gardens
After using the tripod quite a bit in my own garden, it was time to try it out at a different place. When my friend and I went to Alowyn Gardens, I took the tripod […]
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 […]
Floral Friday – Using a tripod to get photos in the wind
My Scilla peruviana is flowering, and I look forward to taking photos of it every year, but this year it has been so much harder because we are getting so much wind. I decided to […]
Adding a L-Bracket to your camera to use on a tripod
Have you ever tried to take a photo using your tripod and want to put the camera into portrait or vertical orientation? Does your tripod feel a bit off centre? Or maybe your camera keeps […]
Monochrome Madness – The difference a tripod makes
I thought for Monochrome Madness this week I would pick a heap of photos that were taken using a tripod. That is all of them except the last one. That was just taken handheld, so […]
Getting the best night photos using a tripod
Before we start the post today I want to talk to you about comments on my blog. Now nothing bad. I have noticed that people don’t always get to see their comments here. I don’t […]
The 3 Legged Things that keep your camera still
The time is getting close for my trip and I have to start making decisions about the gear I am going to take with me. There are obvious things like cameras and lenses, but there […]
Chasing waterfalls and how to photograph them
Don’t go chasing waterfalls – Why not? I heard this recently in reference to people driving up snow covered mountains to see a waterfall and then getting stuck. Then they needed someone to come and […]
Monochrome Madness – The city at night
Hey everyone, how are you all? I’ve been out in the garden again this week. Taking advantage of the rain free days. It is nice to be out there again. Today I started some seedlings […]
Punk Billy, A 3 Legged Thing Tripod
One of the pieces of gear that Blonde Robot loaned me for my trip to New Zealand was the Punk Billy Tripod from 3 Legged Thing. I was give the option of a couple to […]
Trees at Glenorchy
Thought today would be a good day to look at the trees at Glenorchy in New Zealand again. It was a favourite spot for me and I did enjoy it there, well sort of.
New Zealand Wanderings Day 10 – East Coast
For day 10 in our New Zealand Wanderings we are somewhere on the East Coast. We left Invercargill and have ended up somewhere near Balclutha.
New Zealand Wanderings Day 6 – Glenorchy
Today was about driving to Glenorchy to see what was there for day 6 of our New Zealand Wanderings. It was another road trip day. Going from one place to another.
New Zealand Wanderings – One week to go
This time next week I will be busy doing all the last minute packing for my New Zealand Wanderings. It is exciting that there is only one week to go. This last week has been […]