Flowers and Slate, Ellenabeich (Easdale), Scotland
Just short of the old slate mining village of Ellenabeich, we came across this field of slate and flowers, and there was no way I could resist pulling over and taking a couple (OK, a lot) of pictures.
(See more pictures from Scotland on Journey Photographic here)
Flamenco (Jan 2011)
A Flamenco dancer (or a Sturt’s Desert Pea) swirls its skirts.
My christmas present to myself was a shiny new macro lens (Tamron 90mm). Today I took it for a test drive at the Australian National Botanic Gardens and put it through its paces. Not bad 
(You can see more abstract macro pictures on Journey Photographic here)
Poppy, Floriade
Another Poppy from the series of Floriade macro abstracts.
Poppy, Floriade
It’s been a while since I’ve posted more of the Floriade abstract macro series, so here’s another Poppy picture. This was shot looking up from underneath, with the sun illuminating the petals from within.
Pansies, in the style of...
After spending the morning taking abstract macro pictures of Floriade, I decided to entertain myself in the harsh afternoon sun by trying to create pictures in the style of famous painters, using in-camera techniques only. Pansies is my tribute to the master of post-impressionism, Vincent van Gogh.
Poppy, Floriade
Another abstract Floriade macro picture.
Old-fashioned, Floriade
Old-fashioned, the next in my series of Floriade abstract macros.
