A Lily

My Journey Takes A New Turn

I started this blog in 2011, expecting my second son and having discovered a new hobby. I called it a journey in photography and it continues to be. Initially it was the journey of discovering there was more to photos than point and click, then I looked closer at composition. I photographed everything. I discovered I loved macro photography for the ability to turn anything into an abstract artwork

and I also discovered portrait photography through my main subject, my kids. I got my first DSLR and learned how to use it. I naively assumed that a better camera would mean better photos, but until I learned how to manipulate it I found it meant the opposite. Then I started to notice the flaws in photos and started my obsession with the light. I love photography. I love portraits. My kids will grow up. I am looking for a career. I would love to do this, but I don’t love mediocrity. I don’t love poorly executed ideas. I don’t love photos where the photographer doesn’t SEE the product.  I am 95% sure I will give it a go. So my journey continues down a new path.

First port of call. Getting some idea of the basics. Posing people flatteringly is surprisingly hard. My friends are about to be photographed to death until I get good at it.

Here is a friend of mine who popped in for a cuppa and wasn’t expecting this.

Weekly Photo Challenge: dialogue

Two images that speak to each other. A similar thread so that they contribute to the context of the other?

beautiful flowers a picturesque scene

Look closer and you will find them riddled with caterpillars. This one was particularly cute with his dusty pollen butt.

Hide and Seek

I’m sure he thought I couldn’t see him.

Mount Lofty, Adelaide, South Australia

I stood waiting for the sun to set. As it did my fingers froze and the sunset was not outstanding. A few images salvaged. Ironically, the yellow of the sun reminds me of the fire that waited for me at home.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Extra

An extra rainbow.

You know that moment when you really wish you had a full frame camera body and a really wide lens…

So you focus on the interesting details instead.

I did check the tree though…nothing.

A Few Remain

The process of metamorphosis is incredible to watch. The speed with which it took place surprised me. How incredible to see the formation of the characteristic wings of the Monarch Butterfly through its cocoon.

Another butterfly

Actually it is the same one. My son’s kindy hatched it. The beauty of the f stop is that you can’t tell its inside a plastic aquarium. Fortunately they release them as they hatch. I wonder where it ended up?

Sometimes the composition is more interesting than the subject.

What makes us push the shutter? It isn’t always the subject that interests us.

I took this macro shot of a snail shell in an autumn leaf in my garden. The draw for me is purely the combination of shapes and colours. It really appeals to me.

How Many Ways CAN You Shoot A Dandelion?

I am sure there are a million ways to photograph a dandelion. Here are some of the others I took.

I loved the softness of this photo. It was taken to look like the inside of a soft, feather pillow.

The tip of the dandelion as it opens.

I liked the flatness of this photo. It reminded me of a tiled or brick wall with a repeated pattern.