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A random Butterfly

We were out the other week, scouting locations for a Portrait shoot, and this Butterfly flew across the path, stopped only for a minute, enabling me to quickly snap a photo, and it was gone. Not the best Butterfly photo, I have taken, and he looks a little battered, but I still like it aContinue reading “A random Butterfly”

Beautiful Dead Roses

Most people  like to see fresh flowers, and they can be very colourful and bright. These started out like that, but then began to fade, and I saw a new beauty in them. I love the browning of the edges of the petals,the pastels colours and the new shapes as the petalsstart to  droop. TakenContinue reading “Beautiful Dead Roses”

Hover Fly – Family Syrphidae

Another series of Photos from my walk through Roma Street Parklands in Brisbane during the week. This time a Hover Fly. Love these little guys, and they are well behaved in “hovering”, giving you a chance to find focus while they are in flight.     Cheers Dave  

Bees and Pink Flowers

Another visit to Roma Street Parklands in Brisbane friday morning. I was a little dissapointed, no Water Dragons, No Water Lilies. But there is always something to capture this time Bees amongst the Pink Flowers Not a Bee, but you can see potential Death for a Bee, lurking below the flower here.   Cheers Dave

More Water Lilies

I had the opportunity to stop at the Mount Cootha Botanical Gardens, on the way to visit a friend on Sunday. I was intending to do some more macro work, but as time was against me, only really managed to look around the pond. I am starting to like photographing Water Lilies as much asContinue reading “More Water Lilies”