Tag: Flora and Fauna

Ephemeral

The ephemeral beauty of a dandelion seed head. All that is needed is a puff of wind to send the seeds floating to begin their adventurous journey. Many won’t make it, but those few that do will continue this cycle for the rest of us to admire and enjoy.

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A dandelion seed head.

 

Welsh Poppies

The last couple of years have seen these orange poppies flowering in my garden and I know I never planted these! These are the Welsh Poppy (Meconopsis cambrica).

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Welsh Poppy (Meconopsis cambrica)
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Welsh poppy

These are obviously wild flowers but they’re certainly not unwelcome in my garden!

Both pictures photographed with a Nikon D7000 and a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 macro lens.

Strawberries and Cream

I believe the picture explains the title of this blog entry…

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Photographed using a Nikon D7000 with a Sigma f/2.8 105mm macro lens (f/5.0, 1/800). Selectively converted dull green background to black in Adobe Lightroom 4.4

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Last of the Tulips…

The tulips came and went really quickly this year.. At least I managed to capture a few with my camera.

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Selectively coloured to remove dull brown background. ISO 200, f6.3, 1/60 200mm
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ISO200, f/6.0 1/60 145mm

Photographed using a Nikon D7000 and post-processed in Adobe Lightroom 4.4

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Dandelion – British Wildflowers

The earliest signs of spring in gardens and meadows around Britain are the appearance of these tough dandelions. They might be the scourge of the gardener but they do light up meadows with their bright yellow showy flowers. These dandelions were seen on a footpath along a field near Hinxton, Cambridgeshire.

Field dandelion.