Macro – Page 5 – Juridicious

Symphytum (Comfrey)

All signs suggest that spring has well and truly sprung here in East Anglia. I was at the Anglesey Abbey last weekend, and among all the bluebells, snowdrops, daffodils and hyacinths were some lovely flowering comfrey plants.

Symphytum "Hidcote Blue" (Comfrey) — Symphytum “Hidcote Blue” – aka Comfrey

As you may already know, comfreys have long been associated with medicinal properties – particularly for the treatment of skin treatment. Their role in herbal medicine, to say the least, has been controversial. Nevertheless, they are an attractive addition to wildflower gardens.

Technical Details:

Nikon D7000 with Sigma 105mm, f2/.8 macro lens
```
f/4.0, 1/640, ISO 100
```
```
Processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
```

Bougainvillea

This is one from ages ago (10 years to be exact!). I find going back to my older pictures and re-processing them a source of great satisfaction. Also a useful activity on days when getting outside to take new photos is impractical or impossible (day job etc)..

First Appearance

A caterpillar takes its first look at the world around it.

Rose!

Photographed at Anglesey Abbey in Lode, Cambridgeshire. Post-processed in Adobe Lightroom and NIK Color Efex Pro.

Spring is in the air!

Spring is definitely in the air here in Cambridge. The daffodils and crocuses are flowering! Surely it won’t snow now?

White rose on black

Still life – HDR

With the weather going from bad to worse here in the UK, the scope for outdoor photography has been limited. I therefore, took to an indoor experiment using a bunch of flowers under natural lighting. Both pictures are from 3-shot bracketed exposures at -2, 0 and +2 at f/3.2 1/40, 1/1o and 0.4 second exposures. Merged in Photomatix Pro. I would love to hear from you!!

_DSC4036_7_8 — See a larger version on Flickr

_DSC4033_4_5 — See a larger version on Flickr

Category: Macro