Macro Spree – part two

Posted: April 29, 2016 | Author: Eileen Thompson | Filed under: Flowers, macro, Nature, photography, Plant Portraits, Uncategorized | Tags: colourful, Flowers, macro, nature, photography | 3 Comments

Yellow Chrysanthemum

with water drops

more water drops

Lemon Drops

More to come ….. well – I said it was a spree! Eileen

Macro Spree

Posted: April 29, 2016 | Author: Eileen Thompson | Filed under: Abstract, macro, Nature, photography, Still Life | Tags: close up, colour, feathers, macro, nature, purple, water | 2 Comments

I’m really excited to have a new macro lens for my new camera! So – I went on an indoor macro spree. I’d bought some fluffy feathers from a craft shop and tried spraying some water drops on them. This took a bit of time in itself as the water flattened the feathers down somewhat. It’s marvelous how the droplets stay put and God created feathers, skin etc to be waterproof!

Another post will follow showing less ‘abstracty’ pics …. see you soon Eileen

Tulip Portrait

Posted: April 1, 2016 | Author: Eileen Thompson | Filed under: digital, Flowers, macro, Nature, photography, Plant Portraits | Tags: botanical, close up, colourful, Flowers, image background, macro, nature, photography, sculptural quality, tulips | 6 Comments

I love the sculptural quality of tulips because they make such clean, simple images … you can’t go wrong really, can you? I find this type of flower lends itself well to using a black background. Removing a petal allowed the stamen etc to be photographed from the front instead of from above.

One of the challenges of photography is to present something that is a common and favourite subject for photographers in a fresh way – otherwise it can be a case of ‘if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all’. As with all ‘Art’ – in the end it’s all about Ideas.