While waiting for a takeaway smoothie at a little cafe in Auckland (The Botanist), we browsed their little attached florist. I was quite fascinated by this weird pink flower. I think it’s some kind of Protea, but I’m sure someone can correct me here.
Anyway, five minutes of shooting makes for a good RegularRandom – again with my 30mm macro lens.
Would you like to join in the RegularRandom brigade? Here’s how:
- choose a subject or a scene
- spend five minutes photographing it – no more!
- try to not interfere with the subject, instead see it from many angles, look through something at it, change the light that’s hitting it
- have fun!
- tag your post #regularrandom and ping back to this post
Looking forward to seeing your shots.
x desleyjane
musingsofafrequentflyingscientist.com 
beautiful and original. Kudos
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Thank you so much.
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Beautiful. “Some kind of protea” sums it up perfectly, Desleyjane 😉
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😁😁 thanks so much. My friend just told me it’s a King Pink Protea apparently 😊
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No problem!
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Only you could make a protea look delicate. I love the way you spent waiting time.
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It was like a hoop dress. Loved it.
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Wow! Fab 🙂 🙂
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Thanks!
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These look just like the King Protea we have here, except mine are more a creamy colour than a soft pink…perhaps a slightly different variety? Mine are called King White, I adore them and when in flower, they last for ages
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Yes I’m told it’s King Pink!
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Lol….of course
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Wow, I have never seen such a plant/flower. So strange… But beautiful.
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Proteas are unusual flowers and not my favourites to be honest, I find them too rigid, but how like you to find one in pink! A pretty baby pink at that. Must be one of your Australian proteas as I cannot remember seeing that colour in South Africa.
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Never seen a protea this colour DJ but it is so you… I’m back with a regular random this week. Photos took 5 minutes but post took much longer. Are you still doing this challenge?
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Oops forgot the link https://retiredfromgypsylife.wordpress.com/2018/04/24/5-minutes-in-a-corner-of-the-garden-part-2/
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You have captured the tactile nature of this beauty – it almost feels like suede!
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Oh thank you! I love that you can almost feel the photo 😊😊
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