Tag Archives: #macro mode

Macro Monday – Living in the Past!

Posted on 09/12/2019 by aj vosse

Loads of winter macros going these last few weeks… understandably so, but… just because I’m homesick for summer, I’ll go dig in the archives and share some summer sunshine… for this week’s Sunshine Macro Monday challenge. Why not… I mean… … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Ireland, Local Curiosity, Local Places, Photography, Seasons, The Birds and the Bees | Tagged #beauty, #butterflies, #colour, #focus, #fun, #insects, #macro mode, #Macro Monday, #summer 😎, #sunshine, #tongue in cheek 😈, #winter ❄ | 6 Comments

Macro Monday – Cheating?

Posted on 02/12/2019 by aj vosse

How do we define the content we use for Irene’s Sunshine Macro Monday posts? Getting as close as possible to the target? Using camera settings or lens adjustments to effect closeness? You tell me. So, that’s my dilemma today. I … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Photography, Walking | Tagged #action, #Avoca River, #blog buddies, #camera, #challenge, #contrast, #focus, #lens, #macro mode, #Macro Monday, #Nikon, #questions, #quirky, #tongue in cheek 😈, lines, liquid, water | 13 Comments

Still Life – Fruit Bowl: Sunshine Macro Monday…

Posted on 25/11/2019 by aj vosse

So… who hasn’t taken a photo or ten of the fruit bowl? I’m sure there are some of us who have even attempted to paint a still life… of the fruit bowl. So… there I sat… amusing myself with camera… … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Family & Life, Photography | Tagged #blog buddies, #challenge, #colour, #creative juices, #focus, #fun, #humour, #macro mode, #Macro Monday, #photography 📷, #smile 😇😈, #smiley 😁😂😀, Art, Christmas, painting, wild fruit | 22 Comments

Alien Eyes – Sunshine’s Macro Monday

Posted on 18/11/2019 by aj vosse

My good lady pointed out that aliens have inhabited the children’s kitchen windowsill… promise! I scoffed, until she showed me a photo. So, the other evening I called in to have a look-see… and to take some snaps, just to … Continue reading →

Posted in Factual Opinion, Photography, The Birds and the Bees | Tagged #beauty, #blog buddies, #colour, #flowers, #focus, #GLW, #humour, #macro mode, #Macro Monday, #mauve, #plants, #purple, #quirky, #tongue in cheek 😈 | 12 Comments

Least We Forget

Posted on 11/11/2019 by aj vosse

Today we remember. So, I’ll share a verse I wrote a number of years ago. I’ll also share a close-up of a poppy… fitting today’s Sunshine Monday Macro set by Irene. Really, I don’t want to say too much… but … Continue reading →

Posted in Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Photography, Writing | Tagged #blogging, #focus, #future, #history, #inspiration, #life, #macro mode, #Macro Monday, #memories, #past, #peace, #poetry, #questions, death, End of WW, pain, Poppy, Poppy Day, soul, verse, war, words, WW1 | 4 Comments

Macro Monday – Bedraggled…

Posted on 04/11/2019 by aj vosse

It’s fast approaching the end of the dahlia season but here and there we still see a few blooms. Now, this particular flower (and plant) has special meaning so it was good to see it still hanging around, even though … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Co Wicklow, #Ireland, Family & Life, Photography, Seasons, The Birds and the Bees | Tagged #autobiographical, #autumn, #blog buddies, #bokeh, #challenge, #colour, #flowers, #focus, #fun, #humour, #macro mode, #Macro Monday, #plants, #pleasure 🍻, #rain 🌧☂, #red, cold, rain drops | 4 Comments

Macro Monday – Sliced and Diced

Posted on 28/10/2019 by aj vosse

Something different for today’s Sunshine Macro Monday! Yesterday, we visited Dublin’s Ideal Home Show. So many products, so many great things to see and so many ideas to investigate and also some food for thought. I stood watching as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Fun and Food, Photography | Tagged #blog buddies, #colour, #fun, #ideas, #macro mode, #Macro Monday, food | 9 Comments

Thoughtless Thursday – Cute Posterior…

Posted on 24/10/2019 by aj vosse

Prickly… or cute? Your choice… You know… on third thoughts… that cute posterior could fit Irene’s Sunshine Macro Monday challenge just fine… pity it’s Thursday…