Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist

Tag: photography

  • Macro Garden Series – 12

    Macro Garden Series – 12

    Ok, I have no idea what this is. It’s weird, it’s part of a tree, and I really like it. But I’m clueless. Anyone?   Shot at Wilson Botanic Park with my Olympus OMD EM5 with my 60mm (120mm equivalent) macro lens. x desleyjane

  • My Week on Instagram

    My Week on Instagram

    I really enjoy Instagram. It’s fun to play with editing and filters and the content I post is often more candid and casual – iPhone snaps, food and friends, things I come across on my wanderings or edits I play with while watching TV. I post there quite regularly and am always interested to see…

  • Melbourne Streets 10

    Melbourne Streets 10

    Nailed It. This was my favourite shot from the walk. I love it. And it’s the last one from the IGers Melbourne InstaMeet March 2016. It was a really good walk, covering about 2km through the gritty streets of Fitzroy and Carlton.  If you would like to see more from all the other Instagrammers who…

  • Macro Garden Series – 11

    Macro Garden Series – 11

    More intricately detailed flowers from the garden – nature at her finest.   Shot at Wilson Botanic Park with my Olympus OMD EM5 with my 60mm (120mm equivalent) macro lens. x desleyjane

  • Melbourne Streets 9

    Melbourne Streets 9

    I found various crevices and secret chambers on our walk. With the walls all intricately painted, your eye doesn’t immediately see these little spaces. IGers Melbourne InstaMeet March 2016. x desleyjane

  • Macro Garden Series – 10

    Macro Garden Series – 10

    You should have seen me trying to get my finger in this shot to show scale. Typical balancing act – I was on the edge of a dropoff, shooting handheld (because I couldn’t be bothered carrying my tripod). The little receptacle (thank you Wikipedia) is the part that used to hold the petals of the…

  • Melbourne Streets 8

    Melbourne Streets 8

    IGers Melbourne InstaMeet March 2016. x desleyjane

  • Macro Garden Series – 9

    Macro Garden Series – 9

    I thought this was a fungus or lichen growing on this tree trunk, but had to do some research to be sure. It is a Bracket Fungus, and these are the fruiting bodies of the fungus – people sometimes call them conks apparently. While they look like mushrooms and you’d expect them to be soft,…

  • Melbourne Streets 7

    Melbourne Streets 7

    IGers Melbourne InstaMeet March 2016 The group contained a few people who were happy to pose for various shots and this guy was doing that for a group up on top of this heavily-graffiti’ed parking structure. I was lucky enough to catch him in the act. x desleyjane

  • Macro Garden Series – 8

    Macro Garden Series – 8

    One of the best tips for macro photography is to get on the same plane as the subject. What I mean is – try not to shoot from above or below the subject. This makes for some interesting angles for the handheld shooter, I’m sure some of them are bonafide yoga poses 😀 The other tip is…

  • Retired Rower. 

    Retired Rower. 

    We came across this gentleman as we were walking along the bank of Albert Park Lake in South Melbourne. We asked if we could take his photo and he laughed at us. He said to tell everyone that he is the retired rower. I noticed his name on the canoe behind him so I looked…

  • Melbourne Streets 6

    Melbourne Streets 6

    I was so happy to find so many chances for macro shots on our walk through the very urban streets of Fitzroy and Carlton. In fact, I used my macro lens exclusively for the last two hours of the walk. I found this plant outside of the diner where we finished our walk. It was…