Tag: plants
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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 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?…
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Five Minutes with Rhoeo spathacea – Regular Random
Last week, I spent five minutes with Clarry, who is my best friend Moana’s Border Collie. While I was in the backyard, I also spent 5 minutes (4 actually) with this lovely “Stripe Me Pink” plant, also known as Rhoeo spathacea. I used to have many of these in my garden when I lived in…
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Five Minutes with an Air Plant – RegularRandom
Many of you know that I like to pick up a bunch of flowers each weekend and, if I get time, photograph them, or use them in styled photos. This weekend was the first one in a few where I’ve had time to pick up a bunch. At the florist, they had these adorable little…
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Macro Cacto
The state of my succulents on my balcony. Don’t mind the cobwebs! Olympus OMD EM5 with 60mm macro (120mm equivalent) handheld, golden hour. Oh and in case anyone is wondering about my spontaneous yellow pansy from this post, here it is now! x desleyjane
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Inside iTerrarium
I couldn’t resist getting up close and personal with some of the little guys inside my previously posted iTerrarium. I’ve included a shot of the terrarium below so you can judge the scale of these plants. They are super-small. Or you can go visit the post linked above to see the whole thing. I thought this…
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Macro Garden Series – 6
Isn’t this plant amazing? I was fascinated by it. And when editing it, the high contrast and clarity really brought out an almost painted quality to the image. This has become one of my favourite shots. I was able to catch the end-phase of the plant as well. Shot at Wilson Botanic Park with my…
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Closed Terrarium
I picked up two terrariums on the weekend – one open (my iTerrarium, which you can see here) and this closed terrarium. The closed terrarium is a very groovy thing. It houses different plants from the open one – plants that like moisture, like ferns and mosses. If done properly, with the right soil conditions…
Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist 