Continuing With the Theme - Flower Macros

And here we go again....

The first and third images are Tulips.

The second is a Scilla.

The Fourth is a magnolia.

Yet Again - Flower Macros

The first image is the inside of a Magnolia bloom. Note the small midge crawling about. Flowers are nice. Midges are irritating.

The second image is a blue-yellow bicolour Primula.

The third is a cluster of cherry blossoms about to open fully. This image is one of a very few I have used a diffused flash for.

The fourth image is of the centre of a "Paper-White" Narcissus.

More Spring Flower Abstracts

Here are a few more maros shots of flowers with an abstract bent.

The first is of Magnolia petals.

The second is a white Magnolia.

The third is a flower that I have forgotten the name of. Help appreciated if anyone knows.

The fourth is a Scilla (also called a Wild Hyacinth by some).

All were sot using a Raynox DCR250 closeup lense on the FZ30.

More Flower Abstracts (Macros)

These are more abstracts of flowers obtained by working at very close distances and thereby cropping away most of the more familiar aspects of common spring garden flowers. In all cases the are show is about 2 cm wide (3/4 inch for our American friends). All were taken using a special closeup lense - Raynox DCR250 (for those with a technical interest) in front of the camera lense.

The first is a closeup of what my mother called a "paper white", a type of narcissus.

The second is part of the crown of an unopened yellow-red bicolour tulip.

The third is a daffodil.

The fourth is a grape hyacinth.

Red Tulip Abstracts

Now that spring has actually arrived, the tulips have begun. These are some macros of tulips with a bent toward abstract images.

Going Green for Earth Day

In honour of Earth Day, I present a few macros of insects in my garden here in Grimsby. These were taken last summer.

The bee is an obvious. The rest are of some type of beetle that invaded our garden for a few days, ate holes in many flowers and then promptly disappeared. I do not know the type (any help appreciated here as this is not my forte). As to the nature of their activity, I am undecided whether they are engaging in battle or if this is some more friendly activity oriented to ensuring future invasions of my garden.