Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist

Category: Photography

  • Hyacinths from the Bouquet

    Hyacinths from the Bouquet

    The Mother’s Day bouquet that I put together was really a lot of fun for me – I took a lot of shots, and used parts of it in a few different shoots. I have a few more to come, but this is the last set of flowers alone. I’ve included a shot of the…

  • From the Bouquet

    From the Bouquet

    Someone! Can you tell me what these very pretty flowers are? These were “for quick sale” out the front of the florists and I thought they would look fabulous in my bouquet. Love these. x desleyjane      

  • Inside the Lizzianthus (or, getting my macro on)

    Inside the Lizzianthus (or, getting my macro on)

      So happy to be getting my macro on again 😀 x desleyjane  

  • Lizzianthus 2

    Lizzianthus 2

    Here are the yellow-green buds of the lizzianthus flowers from yesterday. Just a reminder, here is the original bouquet and one of the other lizzianthus flowers. x desleyjane

  • Lizianthus 1

    Lizianthus 1

    I picked up a few small bunches of flowers and put them together for a number of photo shoots. I’ve photographed lizzianthus a few times, they are an intriguing flower – the buds are a green-yellow colour but the flowers are a gorgeous soft pink. Here are some shots, more to come. Oh, and the…

  • Five Minutes on Mother’s Day – RegularRandom

    Five Minutes on Mother’s Day – RegularRandom

    Happy Mother’s Day to my mama and all the other mamas out there. I picked up this gorgeous cookie on Friday and have been saving it for a pretty little Mother’s Day shoot. These were all shot in five minutes, but yes I cheated a little and took the cookie off the plate. Second set…

  • Five Minutes F(rose)n in Darkness – RegularRandom

    Five Minutes F(rose)n in Darkness – RegularRandom

    Remember when Julie and I shot frozen flowers? One of the flowers was a peach-coloured rose – so pretty. Julie has this great dark corner set up with a scarred old wooden table, so we set up the ice block there to shoot it in the dark, so different to the light and bright shots…

  • Five Minutes with a Sunset Sky – RegularRandom

    Five Minutes with a Sunset Sky – RegularRandom

    I promised I would be back with RegularRandom this week and I almost didn’t make it. As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been sick with the flu (or something) and it has been quite nasty. I’ve spent my whole weekend in a pretty drowsy state. But tonight, I did pop out onto the…

  • A Little Update.

    A Little Update.

    Hello everyone. Sorry I’ve been MIA, I have missed being around here on the blogosphere. This last week, I’ve been sick with a cold/flu/thing. More generally, I’ve been incredibly busy at work (same old, same old) and also busy with my kikki.K Planner Insider gig, which has been great fun and very rewarding. On the…

  • Hyacinth in Lilac

    Hyacinth in Lilac

    Being honest may not always get you a lot of friends, but it’ll get you the right ones. -John Lennon The final hyacinth post from the bouquets I picked up on the weekend. Here are the Fuchsia and Pink versions. x desleyjane

  • Five Minutes with a Strange Pink Flower – RegularRandom

    Five Minutes with a Strange Pink Flower – RegularRandom

    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 –…

  • Hyacinth in Pink

    Hyacinth in Pink

    Life is beautiful. Some people just remind you of that more than others. -Erica Bauermeister. Following on from Hyacinth in Fuchsia post earlier this week, here is the pale pink blossom, with the flowers fully open. Again Olympus OMD EM5, 60mm macro. x desleyjane