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 photography, and also to get some ideas for my own garden. I thought today I might take a look at previous visits from the last couple of years. I’m going to repost a blog from 2015.
Yesterday I told you that I went to the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show with my macro lens on Friday. I took something like 550 photos and by the time we were ready to go I was exhausted. It is tiring when you’re taking lots of photos.
When I decided to start processing them for this post, I got a little carried away with some of them and couldn’t stop myself doing some new things to them. I am trying out some stuff, and I thought I would try them out here and see how they go. I am undecided what I think of them, but I think I like them.
I am just going to put them into a gallery and straight after I am going to put another gallery of images that were all processed in lightroom, and I haven’t done too much too them.
Here are the heavily processed photos.
Here is the gallery for the lightly processed photos. I am going back to the Flower and Garden Show today, the last day. It will be nice to just wander and see what I’ve missed the other few days.
If you look closely you will also see the floral piece that I photographed the woman making in yesterday’s post. It is was all finished and we could look at them. I loved it and thought it was great. There were also lots of very different plants and I had so much fun using the macro to photograph them.
I hope you are having a lovely weekend.
Congrats Leanne. Can’t wait to see the photos
Thank you Nora, it has been good so far, I’m looking forward to going back.
Congratulations 😊 what exciting news. I like the striking first set personally. Good luck picking
Thank you, I went today, it was great, I like those first flowers as well.
I like the first set more as to me the point of taking flowers is to capture some emotional attachment, not a recreation of reality. These remind me of seduction.
That is so good to hear Judi, I like them too. I like giving them my touch. I like that, thank you so much.
Hi Leanne, I prefer the second series by a long shot. I feel the first set are too over processed.Some nice shots over all.
Interesting you would say that Ron, they aren’t nearly as processed as most of my photos. Thanks
Leanne, the “overly processed” ones are really stunning, and I’m not typically drawn to that. You’ve created art with your photography. Really great
Thank you LB, it is a technique I’ve been working on for a while now.
Thank for the wonderful floral collection,Leanne! Pretty soon we hopefully enjoy the sight of such beautiful flowers in our latitudes.
You’re welcome Peter, I”m sure you will be looking at some very soon. I just planted a heap of bulbs, I’m looking forward to winter here.
I know I am no expert but the less processed photographs are more immediate and give more of a sense of being there but the processed ones would look good on a wall as an artwork.
Yes, I know what you mean, they all show something different, I like the artworks, thank you.
Well done. I always like your shots, especially, the monochromes.
That is wonderful to hear Peter, thank you so much.
I particularly like the orange roses in the first gallery; brilliant! I should get back into doing some macros…
Thank you Chris, I loved those as well. I am looking forward to photographing more. Yes, you should, it is nice.
oh my goodness Leanne! Inspiring – these are stunning, and I adore the feature in its magenta/lavender and black! WOW to all of these. i am so, not a photographer. I know, I shouldn’t say that and compare… but Leanne, these are magnificent. 🙂 cheers, Debi
Thank you so much Debi, you are a beautiful painter though, we all have talents in different directions.
Leanne, that is so true, each has their own unique gifts!! thanks! Cheers, Debi 🙂
You’re welcome, keep painting. 😀
yes… I will keep on with it thats for sure; might have to just give up on the camera though!!!
That can happen, maybe you could use the camera as a tool for your painting, I did that for a while.
thanks Leanne! I gave myself a pep talk, LOL and of course I can’t do as well as many others who have been doing it for twice as long. I tell my painting groups the same, exact thing! anyway, I’ll keep on practicing. no quitting 🙂 cheers, and hoping you have a great weekend!
Glad to hear it Debi, pep talks are good. I often give them to myself as well. That is good to hear Debi. YOu have a good weekend as well.
thanks and you too! hope you’re doing something enjoyable!! 🙂 cheers, Debi
I have been, I’m enjoying getting back into some macro photography. 😀
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