If at first you don’t see her, look again!

[This blog contains 5 engaging images.] I just happened to see this female African Migrant (Catopsilia florella) butterfly in flight. If I was not in this fortunate position I would never have seen her settle in the Snow Queen Hibiscus in my garden, as the shrub has many white leaves and this offers perfect camouflage...

Bubble Bugs.

I first discovered these unusual creatures on a lovely summer day.  It was a hot day, and I had the sensation on water been dripped onto my skin, as if someone was flicking their wet fingers at me.  The coolness of the drips was quite refreshing, and as I am not one to ignore anything...

Okay, so I am feeling spring silly!

Like I said, I am feeling 'Spring Silly'.  I know I am not the only one, it affects the best of us!  I love spring. I could jump and shout, and go on and on about this crazy season, but I won't! BUT I did do some crazy stuff with my spring photographs.  Just for...

Water Lily Photography

The water lily is my favourite flower to photograph.  Whenever I visit the local Botanical Garden, I head straight to the water lily pond.  I am never disappointed! I find that at any time of the day, water lilies photograph well, even when the sun is at its highest. I have been fortunate enough to...

Fascinatingly Creepy!

I am increasingly fascinated with little creatures, and this happened a few years ago when I started with flower macro photography. I often found bugs on the flowers, and this lead me to 'bug hunting'. I am fortunate to have a generous garden that is home to an array of little creatures. A week ago...

Macro Flower Photography

I am a flower fanatic and never miss an opportunity to photograph a flower. I have taken hundreds of pics of flowers and no doubt, will take hundreds more. Macro flowers require a little more focusing and concentration, but determination overcomes all the obstacles associated with macro photography. The Glory Bower, above left and right,...

Abstract Nature Photography

I am a keen amateur photographer, and enjoy photographing nature from unusual angles.  To get pics like this, I usually go into my garden in the late afternoon when the shadows are long. Big-leafed shrubs usually have the best shadows, and the colours are accentuated with the play of light, resulting in some really abstract...