OK, so it’s another flower picture, but it was just sitting in a vase, asking to be photographed. The sun was in and out of the clouds, making exposure difficult, but, having stopped down a couple of stops because of the bright sky it turned out OK. Continue reading

No, not the cult TV show starring David Carradine, but the real McCoy. I found this sitting on our patio doors, and rather than crush it in one fell blow as I opened the doors, I decided to remove it. It quite happily sat on my hand while I walked it into the sunlight and… Continue reading

I know it’s another flower, but, as I’m doing the whole close up photography thing I thought I’d put it up here, just to add some colour. This is a house plant that got the take it outside and photograph from below treatment. Unfortunately, due to the wind I couldn’t get as large a depth… Continue reading

Thinking about images breaking out of the box for a web site design and Gordon of Hype Creative suggested breaking out this iris from the frame. Anyway, here’s my take on it… Continue reading

Having read a photography magazine about photographing flowers I went into the garden and found this iris. I stuck it in a vase and photographed it from underneath outside in daylight. I do like the contrast between the white of the flower and the blue sky, and also the simplicity of the sky. Usually when… Continue reading