I had the opportunity to photograph the Gasolina Pin-Up Girls on the weekend – check out there facebook page for more about them. We had a lot of fun they are great to work with and being on the Sunny Gold Coast what would be better then a Beach shoot. We turned one into aContinue reading “Retro Beach Babes”
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Skye (the Cat)
We spend a bit of time at our close friends Ivan and Jules (of Jas Photography ) and I always look forward to seeing their beautiful cat Skye. Skye is always willing to pose for a photo or too, in her Cat way ( which equates to total indifference). Then we get the “Stretch” asContinue reading “Skye (the Cat)”
A Bunch of Flowers – Candids
Okay, it would have been easey to shoot the whole bunch of flowers, and they looked very pretty, but there was no fun in that. So here are some “Candids” from a bunch of flowers. Cheers Dave
Grasshopper – experimenting with Extension Tubes for Macro Photography
I have had a set of Kenko Extension Tubes for a long time, but have never really used them, but was filling in some time, and thought it would be a good time to test them out. This photo was taken with 70-200mm and 20mm extension tube on a 7D ( this is a veryContinue reading “Grasshopper – experimenting with Extension Tubes for Macro Photography”
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”
A common bird on an exotic flower
A couple of weeks ago, I went out to Mount Cootha Botanical Gardens, and captured this Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala) , quite a common bird, but I think it contrast well with this tropical flower. What do you think? Cheers Dave
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
Kangaroo Paws
Kangaroo Paw flowers botanical name, Anigozanthos in the Bloodwort family Haemodoraceae. Another capture from my walk around the Roma Street Parklands during the week. Cheers Dave
Blue Rutilia Fly – Rutilia (Neorutilia) simplex
I had the opportunity earlier in the week to get to the Parklands before work. I saw this Blue Fly, who stayed still long enough for me to get a couple of decent photos. I have a few other “bug photo” I got on the day, which hopefully will post soon. 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
