This little guy (couple of cm )was found in amongst a pot plant that I was photographing the other day. It is all dried up but I loved the texture. The black background is black velvet – gosh is that tricky to get properly spotless. I have never tried stacking photography and I think would have looked much better using that method. Nothing is properly in focus so I will give it another go.
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More photos of pot plants.
Photos of pot plants.
Happy New Year. I have not picked up my camera in quite a few months so I thought I had better use it again before I forget how to. It is too cold for me outside just now as my arthritic hands just won’t work at all when cold. Even my craft room is only 14°C so not great. Over on A Year With My Camera (AYWMC) I joined the ‘Plants and flowers’ group once I had completed the course, and January’s topic is: potted plants indoors or outdoors so I took a few photos. Both batteries for my camera had run out of juice so while I waited for them to charge I used my phone to do an overhead shot of an oxalis. Cropped, a filter and vignette added – I do like the effect but maybe a bit OTT.
Once my batteries were charged I used my mirrorless camera to take a couple of shots against a black background.
A few floral photos
I love spending time in the garden taking photos of various plants but would like to get a bit more arty than the usual ones that I take. Here are a few floral photos that I have attempted. Some were from an online course that I took (https://ayearwithmycamera.com/) and some are just me mucking around learning what I can do with my Sony Mirrorless camera or Xenvo lens for my android camera. The last shot is Saughton pavilion.
Photo memory frame birthday card
Inks: Black document ink, Distress inks; Forest moss and Shabby shutters
Card: Ivory card, tissue paper, black card
Stamps: Elusive images Diamond art, Invokearts Art tickets, Stampers anonymous Mini muse
Other: mod podge, gold embossing powder, Memory frame and fragment, Tim Holtz cogs, brad and spinners, crackle glaze, Cosmo cricket white rub-ons