09 Sunday Jul 2017
Posted in Edinburgh, Flora, Flowers, Hiking, Macro photography, Nature, Photography, Saint Cuthbert's Way, Scotland, wildflowers
It is the height of summer in Scotland and the flowers are blooming profusely. Here are several macro shots taken while in Edinburgh and along Saint Cuthbert’s Way in Scotland. If you wish to see the other six, you can find them here at my website: Macro Moments.
Poppy in the Greyfriars graveyard, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Foxglove in the Greyfriars graveyard, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Little daisy in the Greyfriars graveyard, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Saint Cuthbert’s Way, Scotland
28 Sunday May 2017
Posted in Arizona, cacti, cactus, Desert, Flora, Flowers, Macro photography, Photography, wildflowers
I took along my new macro lens on my recent trip to Arizona and was overwhelmed by the number of flowers still blooming. Here’s a handful of some of the more than a dozen photos I took. The remainder can be found here: Macro Flowers
Bougainvillea
Cactus flower with bee
Poppy and tendril
02 Sunday Oct 2016
Posted in Flora, Flowers, Ireland, Photography
Fuchsia against an old stone wall in Glencolmcille.
Not only was Ireland’s landscape continually awe inspiring, but the plant life was nearly overwhelming. I felt that every other second I was photographing another flower. What I loved the most, though, was the abundant fuchsia. There was so much in Glencolmcille that the hedges that lined many roads were fuchsia.
I’ve long been a fan of the plant, which is difficult to grow in the south. I like it so much that I named one of my characters in The Hallowed Treasures Saga for it (and in homage the character of the same name in The Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake).
Lots of cool rocks in Ireland, said the geology major, and they were often nestled in heather.
Heather and ferns were also ubiquitous. To see more plant life, you can visit my website here: Ireland
Ferns grew everywhere you looked.
