Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist

Tag: garden

  • Five Minutes with my Chinese Money Plant – RegularRandom

    Five Minutes with my Chinese Money Plant – RegularRandom

    I’ve recently rearranged the living area of my apartment and moved this thriving little Chinese Money Plant to the side table next to my couch. I find it a really pleasing plant, with such detailed textures on the underside. So here’s my five minute RegularRandom treatment: Would you like to join in the RegularRandom crew?…

  • Do what you love.

    Do what you love.

    Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. – Rumi. This is my final series of edits from the Rhoeo spathacea shoot. This particular day (I’m writing this post the same night) I was feeling a little out of sorts. It was hot and humid and we’d been out all day. My…

  • Nature always wears the colours of the spirit.

    Nature always wears the colours of the spirit.

    Nature always wears the colours of the spirit. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Rhoeo spathacea – from my five minute collection, re-edited in Lightroom. I love the lines in this one. x desleyjane

  • Precious.

    Precious.

    Of all possessions, a friend is the most precious. – Herodotus. Another series of subtle edits from this Rhoeo spathacea collection. x desleyjane

  • Peonies of Red Hill

    Peonies of Red Hill

    Following on from my last post, here is my first collection of shots from the Peony Estate. The sun was high and so bright, it was quite difficult to get the light right. They are such amazing flowers, I just love them. All taken with my Olympus OMD EM5 – I took my 30mm macro…

  • Macro Garden Series – 26

    Macro Garden Series – 26

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

  • Macro Garden Series – 25

    Macro Garden Series – 25

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

  • Macro Garden Series – 24

    Macro Garden Series – 24

    These gorgeous little pink flowers almost look painted with this high contrast treatment. Shot at the Royal Melbourne Botanical Gardens. Olympus OMD EM5, 60m macro. x desleyjane

  • Macro Garden Series – 23

    Macro Garden Series – 23

    What fabulously delicate little orbs! Shot at the Royal Melbourne Botanical Gardens. Olympus OMD EM5, 60m macro. x desleyjane

  • 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  …

  • Macro Garden Series – 20

    Macro Garden Series – 20

    Judging by the leaves and the colour of the flowers, I’m guessing this is some kind of daisy?? I really like the tightly compacted heads, they almost look like plastic. Shot at the Royal Melbourne Botanical Gardens. Olympus OMD EM5, 60m macro. x desleyjane