These half dead flowers are the remainder from an earlier photo session but they caught my eye when I was trying out my new 50mm lens. Focusing at f1.4 is very hit and miss I can see even with auto focus :-)Processed with Flypaper Textures Tarte Tatin @ Soft light...
Still Life
Mistaken Identity
If you're thinking this is a tulip then think again -yes Paul, I'm thinking of you here :-)It is in fact the unopened flower of the clematis that's brightening a corner of my garden at the moment. Processed simply using Pompeii Stucco Soft Light 72%A colour fill layer...
Quince Trio
Quinces are such beautiful fruit, well not to eat raw, but cooked they're delicious,quince conserve, quince paste....yum!As well as being nice to look at they have such a lovely fragrance -a bowl of quinces can scent a room. Another photo from last autumn, these...
Clematis
I put my wonderful but neglected macro lens on this morning and went for a quick expedition round my garden. This Clematis montana is in full bloom, and the flowers were sparkling with droplets after overnight rain.I processed this one by duplicating the background...
Accumulation
Another rediscovered shot taken in my basement studio, an accumulation of beach treasures.Since the original was fairly dark but had good lighting I decided on a fairly "light" approach when processing and just added texture to give the photo a little more depth.I...
Rosa Antiquus (with recipe)
I rediscovered this one when I was hunting for something to process earlier, my archives are full of things I've forgotten about -mainly because I have such a hard time finding anything!Anyway...after much playing with different texture combinations and then tying to...
Grace
The bluebells in my garden are in full bloom at the moment, they may not live up to my dream of an English bluebell wood but they're lovely anyway. These were processed relatively quickly ( I say quickly because sometimes my processing can take hours and this one took...
Golden Gingko
Gingko leaves in an old bottle with an added touch of our wonderful "Tarte Tatin" texture to give depth and a painterly look.
Plantain
Used my old favourite Necropolis in this one! This is the seedhead of the weed Plantain, a common plant in pastures and lawns but in my eyes at least very photogenic.