Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist

Macro Garden Series – 1

My friend Julie Powell (Photographer and Graphic Designer) invited me to join her photography excursion at the Wilson Botanic Park in Berwick (about 40km outside the city of Melbourne, at the foot of the Dandenong mountains). It’s a beautiful park and I had a great time immersing myself in all things macro. Actually, I didn’t take my macro lens off my camera.

So I’ve decided to share the results of this trip as a series each week. I hope you enjoy them.

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This one is similar to one of my header shots that I posted last year. I like the lightness of this shot and the way the plant really stands out against the blurred background.

Taken with my Olympus OMD EM5 with my 60mm (120mm equivalent) macro lens.

x desleyjane

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13 responses to “Macro Garden Series – 1”

  1. Su Leslie Avatar
    Su Leslie

    Lovely shot; looking forward to this series 😀

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thank you!

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  2. morselsandscraps Avatar
    morselsandscraps

    Trust you to have a pinkish blur as background! I’m looking forward to continuing this trip with you.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      LOL I can’t help it! It’s the mulch in the park 😂😂 Thank you.

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  3. Debbie H Avatar
    Debbie H

    Lovely sho! It will be great to see what you come up with during the series..

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thanks Deb. I’m looking forward to sharing it.

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  4. Heyjude Avatar
    Heyjude

    I shall look and learn and you MUST link one of your macro shots to my garden challenge in April as that theme is Macro photography. Love this one – is it a salvia? Looks like one, such a rich dark purple colour.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Oh I should! I actually meant to do that. Ok shall I link this one? Yes I think it is salvia. But I’m not certain, you would know much better than me 😊

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      1. Heyjude Avatar
        Heyjude

        Wait until April and link one of your macro flowers then. This month is wildlife – and I KNOW you have bee photos lurking 🙂

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        1. desleyjane Avatar
          desleyjane

          Oh my goodness how did you know!?? Yes I have a new post scheduled. I’ll link it. LOL.

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  5. pommepal Avatar
    pommepal

    The background colour is a perfect compliment to the leaves and midnight blue flower DJ, nice composition too.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thanks PP. I’m looking forward to exploring some more gardens.

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  6. Nandini Avatar
    Nandini

    Very beautiful, the flower as well the background. 🙂

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