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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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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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…
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If you love life, don’t waste time, because time is what life is made of. -Bruce Lee I stopped off at the florists on Saturday morning to pick up some flowers for the weekend. I had no plans for what to buy, just something pretty. There were a couple of bunches of hyacinths on special,…
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Here are some more shots of the decaying peony – I just love it so much. Four pretty peony looks – which one is your favourite? I have so many more to share with you! #peonyspam x desleyjane
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For those of you who remember my special shoot for a friend’s 30th Wedding Anniversary, this is one of the roses left over from that shoot. I have him the rest of the bunch to give to his wife, but I kept this one since it was already cut. It dried over the Christmas break…
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Following on from a previous post, I also just happened to have a pink cupcake in my possession, so I decided to photograph it alongside my pink peony. The whorls of the frosting look a bit like a flower to me. I love the colour, and oh yes it was delicious! x desleyjane
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These red roses were so red that they almost looked black in certain light. Actually some of the petals are very, very dark. It’s such a rich, blood-red colour. x desleyjane
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I assume this is a poppy?! It’s so cute, and the petals so papery. A very vibrant orange, and crinkly. x desleyjane
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Is this that funny little flower that’s meant to look a bit rude? It was difficult to photograph – about knee height, growing through a fence, but I just adore that little hairy set of buds! How sweet?! And the flowers are quite cute too. Tiny, as usual! Sore shoulder, as usual. Olympus macro, as…
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For my last sunflower post, I wanted to go in as close as I could get with my 60mm macro lens. Those little hairs on the leaves really pop out. The finer details are all right there. And then we move in a little closer. And finally, does beauty turn? Is this still beautiful? The…
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