A couple of pictures again this week. And one of them isn't a flower picture -- what is the world coming to? ;-) The first one I call a Spooky Orchid; I thought it looked like one of those cartoon ghosts -- which I … [Read more...]
Friday Foto
February 15, 2013 by
I have been playing a little bit again this week, experimenting with a couple of things. Quite pleased with the result from my experiments with light, focus, and a Red Chrysanthemum -- oh, and a little kitchen … [Read more...]
Friday Foto
February 1, 2013 by
This week's Friday Foto is of something that we've probably all looked at on numerous occasions, but not really seen -- at least, not like this so often. I'm peeking right into the centre of a Tulip. To get the picture, … [Read more...]
Friday Foto
January 25, 2013 by
One of the groups I'm involved with on Flickr -- Perfect Petals -- celebrated its fourth birthday last weekend. We held a couple of contests as a way to mark the birthday. One was for the members, and the other for the … [Read more...]
Friday Foto
January 18, 2013 by
I got a picture on Tuesday that is, probably, one of my favourite photographs that I've taken for a long while. I'm not always a huge fan of Roses, especially not as cut flowers, because they don't generally keep their … [Read more...]
Friday Foto
January 11, 2013 by
I was really pleased with this picture. I like the flower, I've always liked Chrysanthemums, and particularly like the colouring on this one, with its green-tipped petals. But I was also pleased with this … [Read more...]
Friday Foto
January 4, 2013 by
You'd be surprised how often it rains over our kitchen table -- sometimes known as my photographic studio. It happened again last week, all over our Roses. Still, at least it gave me an opportunity to grab a super … [Read more...]
Friday Foto
December 28, 2012 by
This week's picture is of a flower you're unlikely to see in nature. If I understand correctly, Blue Roses can only come about through genetic modification -- or some work in Photoshop Elements (or similar image editing … [Read more...]
Friday Foto
December 21, 2012 by
I mentioned last week what I was trying to achieve with some water drop photography: well, I've been experimenting a bit more, and I think I'm very nearly there. I think it needs a different type of flower in the … [Read more...]
Friday Foto
December 14, 2012 by
My favourite photo from those I've taken in the last week, is the one I did yesterday. I'm trying to work out the classic water-drop technique, where there is a very clear refracted image in the drop, but a blorred … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 19) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.
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