Category: Macro
Close-up or 1:1 macro images
Flower Portrait: Thanksgiving Cactus
One of the most popular plants to give or receive at this time of year is the Christmas cactus. Or is it an Easter or Thanksgiving cactus? The difference between the three cacti is found in the shape of the leaves. The Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata, or the false Christmas cactus) has very pointed and…
Up Close
and personal…
#World Photography Day
World Photography Day (19th August 2022) is an annual, worldwide celebration of the art, craft, science and history of photography. People can participate by adding their photos on Instagram. Since I do not have an Instagram account I am sharing my photo from today on my blog. Where’s the Jam? “A good photograph is one…
Portrait of a bumblebee
Bombus hortorum, the garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee on Narcissus ‘Geranium’. It is distinguished from most other bumblebees by its long tongue used for feeding on pollen in deep-flowered plants.
Square January #17
Uplifting Uplifting (adjective) – inspiring happiness, optimism, or hope. Always the optimist, Becky is hoping that 2021 will be a more positive year as we march onwards and upwards. Yes, the theme for January Squares is the word ‘up’ and as usual she invites us all to join her in a month of ‘ups’ of any…
Square January #3
Close UP Always the optimist, Becky is hoping that 2021 will be a more positive year as we march onwards and upwards. Yes, the theme for January Squares is the word ‘up’ and as usual she invites us all to join her in a month of ‘ups’ of any description. The only absolute rule is that your main photograph…
in my garden | mr grumpy
I’m not sure what kind he is (possibly a Ringlet?) as he wouldn’t open his wings for me, just sat there on the honeysuckle leaf looking grumpy. I had my macro lens with me as I was photographing bees, or trying to, and he was just that little bit too high up for me to…
Cornwall in Colours 