Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist

Tag: flower

  • Deconstructed Flower – 5

    Deconstructed Flower – 5

    After Julz and I finished painting the red rose, we decided to deconstruct it 🙂 Here it is earlier in the day. I had it on a white tablecloth near a window, with a white sheer curtain behind it. I love the light. Here’s a reminder of the light painting – you can see the…

  • Painted Rose

    Painted Rose

    Thank goodness for Julz or I might never get any photography done these days! This is another series from an afternoon in her studio. We were immersed in darkness, with nothing but Julie’s coveted light wand and the faint glow from our camera screens to show us the way. What fun we had! Here is…

  • Deconstructed Flower – 4

    Deconstructed Flower – 4

    This time, the victim is this gorgeous Pom Pom Carnation – how adorable is this flower? So cheerful. So undeserving. After the blade: It’s even pretty in black and white: And some final close ups: x desleyjane

  • A Ranunculus Study

    A Ranunculus Study

    Julie and I spent a long, exhausting and utterly brilliant day in her studio playing with all sorts of wonderful photography-related thingies. These Ranunculus flowers were going to be deconstructed. Actually we did chop one up but it wasn’t pleasant, so instead here are some macro shots of these gorgeous and intricate flowers. We had…

  • Deconstructed Flower – 3

    Deconstructed Flower – 3

    As you may know, my love of horror films has led me to set upon poor defenceless flowers and slashing them up for my own (and hopefully your) photographic and visual pleasure. Previously, I’ve done a rose and a tulip. This week, it’s a very strange little plant called Serruria, commonly known as Blushing Bride.…

  • Macro Garden Series – 26

    Macro Garden Series – 26

    Shot at the Royal Melbourne Botanical Gardens. Olympus OMD EM5, 60m macro. x desleyjane

  • Deconstructed Flower – 2

    Deconstructed Flower – 2

    I think we started something when Julie and I “deconstructed” a rose at her studio a few weeks ago. You can find that post here. I have to warn you that there are quite a few photos in this post but I just couldn’t bear to leave them out. So, off I went to the…

  • Macro Garden Series – 22

    Macro Garden Series – 22

    Such a bizarre flower – I have to call upon my botany experts in the blogosphere to tell me what this is. Shot at the Royal Melbourne Botanical Gardens. Olympus OMD EM5, 60m macro. x desleyjane

  • Macro Garden Series – 21

    Macro Garden Series – 21

    I can tell you right now that my Dad would be horrified that these were planted in the botanical gardens. Lantana is a nasty weed on sugar cane farms. I still love the delicate little flower heads and the wonderful colours. Shot at the Royal Melbourne Botanical Gardens. Olympus OMD EM5, 60m macro. x desleyjane  …

  • Melbourne Streets 17

    Melbourne Streets 17

    I found these flowers on our walk through Albert Park in South Melbourne. I had my 45mm lens on (90mm equivalent). This is a gorgeous portrait lens, and I’ve been trying to use it more in every day photography. You can’t get very close, it’s no good for macro, but it can produce beautiful booked…

  • Macro Garden Series – 17

    Macro Garden Series – 17

    Such pretty pink camellias. If you love macro like I do, check out Musin’ With Susan‘s weekly macro challenge. I thought this photo would fit in well there.  Olympus OMD EM5, 60mm macro. Happy Birthday to my dear friend Tony. It’s his birthday today and while pink isn’t really his colour (actually he can’t see pink),…

  • Gritty / Pretty

    Gritty / Pretty

    I took these two photos in the same street, just a few meters apart, in Sydney, not far from the base of the Sydney Harbour Bridge which I photographed recently. Such a contrast between the dark and the light, the gritty and the pretty. We often see what we want to see.  Shot with my…