You could be forgiven for being confused by such an exotically named plant presenting itself so devilishly. The true beauty of this intriguing Nigella damascena is yet to emerge. Very soon those green veined leaves will fold back, turn blue, and reveal themselves as the petals of a dramatic and exotic flower. The common name, […]
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Lisa loves to freeze things and photograph their thaw. She’s good at it and was eager to share this passion by preparing blocks of ice entombed frozen flowers. It was now up to to us to interpret their thaw any way we liked. Aside from all the obvious creative possibilities there was something timeless about […]
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Saturday I spent time with the local camera club at their ‘Create Day’. We explored crazy things like photographing melting ice, submerged flowers, oil slicks on water, and multiple exposures with subjects and textures. This beautiful blue chrysanthemum was placed in a fish tank before being bombarded with various coloured liquid substances. All of this […]
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I think Lady Beetles are my favourite of all the insects that inhabit my experience. For reasons I have never been about to fathom, every time a Lady Beetle flies into my world I smile and am happy. For as long as I can remember I have been entertained and delighted by their clumsy antics. […]
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Mining is tough. Mining in arid outback Australia even tougher. Imagine your self back in the late 1800s, armed with a pick, a shovel and a wheel barrow and working a 12 hour hard labour day. If you’re still determined to endure such hardship then throw in breathing silicate dust all day and having your […]
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