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Five Minutes with a Passionfruit & Raspberry Meringue – RegularRandom
So, obviously it’s time for cake again. I found this delightful raspberry and passionfruit meringue – the filling is passionfruit (OMG delicious) and the meringue is dusted in freeze-dried raspberry. So so good. I set it up with a lovely cup of tea on my kitchen table, which is doubling as my planner space, and…
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One Pink Flower, Three Ways by Three
Where flowers bloom, so does hope. – Lady Bird Johnson I took so many shots of these flowers. I experimented with shooting in different directions and angles, which gave us different backgrounds and textures. I managed to get three different angles and focus points on this flower. All with my Olympus OMD EM5 with my…
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Courage
Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow. – Mary Ann Radmacher. Olympus OMD EM5 50mm macro x desleyjane
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In the Pink – Square in September
For Becky’s Pink Square in September. I almost missed Pink September! BeckyB runs a square photo challenge, and for September, the theme is pink. Made for me, right?! Well, this evening, when I got home from the movies, I got up close and personal with one of the flowers from my RegularRandom, and so I…
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How Beautiful the Darkness
Normal people have no idea how beautiful the darkness is. (unknown) I focused in on one of the flowers for a special feature and then had a little play in Lightroom. I love the dark one the most. Olympus OMD EM5 60mm macro x desleyjane
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Triptych in White
The first photo below was the first photo I took from the bunch of flowers featured in yesterday’s RegularRandom. In editing the photo, I fell in love with it and so went searching for a couple of others to create this little triptych for you. These were taken in my usual fashion of standing by…
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Five Minutes with Poppies (or Ranunculus?) 1 – RegularRandom
Today was a gorgeous day where in Melbourne – 17 degrees, with beautiful warm sunshine. I slept late, I caught up on some YouTubers I’d been missing, then I took Miss Gidget to the park. Everyone was out and about with their puppies, enjoying the fabulous warmth. A quick stop at the bakery (you know…
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14YO Shots
I took these photos at Easter in 2004. I was living in Brisbane, but had gone home to Sarina (Queensland) for the Easter holidays. I had a Canon point and shoot (it was an IXUS 400, my first digital camera). I wandered around my Dad’s shed and took a bunch of photos. They aren’t great…
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The final five minutes with Stock Flowers – RegularRandom
Hello! Here is the last five minute session with these tiny and fragrant Stock flowers. You can see the first five minutes here and the second five minutes here. Would you like to join in the RegularRandom crew? Here’s how: choose a subject or a scene spend five minutes photographing it – no more! try to…
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Another Five Minutes with Stock Flowers – Regular Random
I took a little more than 5 minutes with this bunch of Stock flowers, so here is the second batch of five minutes! You can see the first five minutes here. Would you like to join in the RegularRandom crew? Here’s how: choose a subject or a scene spend five minutes photographing it – no…
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Five Minutes with Stock Flowers – RegularRandom
So these are called Stock. Such an unspecific name for a very pretty and fragrant flower. This is my first five minutes with these flowers. More shots are coming in the next couple of posts. And here are the more boring shots of the vase in full: Would you like to join in the RegularRandom…
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Five Minutes with Vanilla Slice – RegularRandom
Apparently Melbournians are all about the Vanilla Slice. There are multiple websites devoted to finding the best one. My mum and I share a love for Vanilla Slice, and when I? saw this last remaining slice at the bakery, I had to try it. It was good. The pastry was amazing – crisp and delicious.…
Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist
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Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist 