I love finding forgotten images in my archives, I turned this one up yesterday, I think the red background of the original had put me off processing earlier. The shell in the photo was found on a local beach, they're tiny, only a centimetre or so across but can...
Here is my contribution for the texture chapter in Kevin Best's wonderful new Still Life Photography ebook. Paul and I were given a selection of photos to choose from to texture and naturally I choose the pears! Read Paul's previous post for more information...
I love taking photos of fruit and it doesn't worry me if they're a bit past their prime, I think all the wrinkles and spots add to the interest. These scruffy little specimens came from a tree growing beside a road which probably undoubtedly started life as an...
It's midwinter here in New Zealand and to celebrate the winter solstice Dunedin holds a midwinter festival, the highlight of which is the lantern parade. This years one was held on Sunday night after being cancelled on Saturday due to rain, paper lanterns and...
Yesterday afternoon I put the Lensbaby Edge 8o on the camera and went for a walk on a beach little to the south of the city, a cold front and rain was predicted so I went armed with a jacket only to find it surprisingly warm. The sky was dramatic though, you...
You can definitely feel winter is on its way here in southern New Zealand. On the day that this photo was taken the wind was decidedly brisk to say the least. As we walked down the beach I for one wished I'd brought a jacket. When we were almost back to the...
The roses in the garden are starting to look slightly bedraggled as they near the end of their season, it being autumn here in the southern hemisphere. The clocks went back this past weekend so I guess it won't be long till we get a frost. I don't mind autumn, the...
Paul always manages to write such interesting posts when he blogs, but with my flowers I struggle to think of anything to write, I'm just getting over a nasty bout of the flu at the moment which probably won't help my blog writing. I especially like blue hydrangeas...
Sweet peas, I love them! When I was coming home from a walk yesterday afternoon, I ran into a neighbour who was cutting back her sweet peas which grow on a fence by the footpath and asked if I could have some seeds as hers are particularly nice ones and have looked...
From Jill and I, 'Paul' hope you all had Happy Holidays! 🙂 As its now midwinter, I thought it might be nice to revisit the summer, last August on a balmy evening on England's Eastborne beach at sunset. One good thing about post-processing is its always possible to...