Tag: macro
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Close Up Freeze
Following on from yesterday’s Frozen Flowers post, I wanted to show you these gorgeous closeup shots, I just loved watching these images emerge in editing. Love ❤️ These shots make me happy, they’re very much art to me. I hope you like them. x desleyjane
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Frozen Flowers, Again.
One of my photography groups recently ran a series of “photography at home” events, one of which was my recent Water Drop post, which I loved. Another event was Frozen Flowers, which was good fun, but it was something I did a couple of years ago with my friend Julie. There were quite a few…
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Five Minutes (that’s all!) with a Pistachio Doughnut – RegularRandom
These little balls of pastry and cream are deliciously flavour-packed, with a great texture and are just the perfect little size. I waited all day until I had time to give it the proper Regular Random treatment. I hope you enjoy almost as much as I did 😊 If you’d like to join in the…
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A Raspberry Eclair
I didn’t even know this was a thing. For Mother’s Day this year, my new local bakery did a Raspberry Eclair as a special treat and I was lucky enough to get one. I brought it home and popped it in the fridge because I had a bunch of other things to do, but managed…
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Happy Mother’s Day – Five Minutes with a Red Rose – RegularRandom
Happy Mother’s Day lovelies! As you probably know, I love having fresh flowers in my home and one of the reasons is that I can shoot them if I feel like it. And I usually feel like it. If you remember my post from a couple of weeks ago ( Fresh Flowers ) I went…
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The light on the water.
Happiness is the light on the water. -William Maxwell One of our photography groups has been very active in giving us weekend projects to help us through the social isolation. This is the first weekend I’ve been able to take part, and it’s a project I’ve tried before a few years ago but for some…
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Five minutes with String of Pearls – A Quick Regular Random
I have a renewed obsession with indoor plants, and this one sits on my kitchen bench, so of course it’s very easy to shoot. So here’s a very quick RegularRandom treatment. If you’d like to join in the Regular Random challenge, here’s how: Version 1: choose a subject or a scene spend five minutes photographing…
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Five Minutes with a Fig Danish – Regular Random
It has been a while since I last posted here, two months in fact! While the world is changing, we’re all staying in one place. Today, I’m sharing a delicious Fig Danish that I picked up on the weekend. My weekends are very quiet these days. I’ve had a second shoulder surgery, which keeps me…
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A Peachy Disbud
The last of the disbuds from my little bouquet – these are a beautiful peachy pink, and simply gorgeous. Such a perfect flower. x desleyjane
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My Lilac Disbuds
Hi everyone Following on from the recent White Disbud, here are my shots of the lilac one…. Which one is your favourite. I love the really dark and the really light…. x desleyjane
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Five Minutes with a White Disbud – Regular Random
Hi everyone – I’ve been away again for a while, so much has happened and I should really give you an update, and I will soon. But first, let’s resurrect RegularRandom with these gorgeous disbuds. There are three colours in this bunch, so I’ve separated the RegularRandom into three. First up is the White, and…
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The Art of Ikebana
My friend Julie and I did a wonderful class in Ikebana – the art of Japanese flower arrangements. It was such a lovely afternoon, even if I did kind of fall half asleep in the car – sorry Julz! We did three arrangements each and were allowed to bring them home with us. Here are some…
Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist 