Tag Archives: #Macro Monday

Red Admiral!

Posted on 08/06/2020 by aj vosse

For Irene’s Sunshine Macro Monday today – how about this Red Admiral I caught in the back garden the other day? Fun taking close-ups with a bust lens – have to use it in manual macro to get the image… … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, The Birds and the Bees | Tagged #butterflies, #colour, #focus, #lens, #macro mode, #Macro Monday, #photography 📷, #wildlife photography, Red Admiral | 2 Comments

Deep Dive!

Posted on 01/06/2020 by aj vosse

For Irene’s Sunshine Macro Monday post… how about a bumblebee doing a deep dive… into a thistle flower? PS – Happy First of June… may your month be filled with the best you can wish on yourself!

Posted in Factual Opinion, Photography, The Birds and the Bees | Tagged #colour, #focus, #friendship, #insects, #Irish wildlife, #Macro Monday, #photography 📷, #plants, #purple, #wildlife photography, beerbug, bumblebee, thistle, wise words | 2 Comments

Sunshine’s Mono-Macro Monday…

Posted on 25/05/2020 by aj vosse

I was calling around at Photo Robert’s Blog – he really enjoys setting contrasting scenes. He also takes part in Irene’s macro challenges so, when I spotted his rendition of a dandelion seed-head I promptly went out and took a … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged #B&W, #blog buddies, #blog hopping, #bokeh, #challenge, #contrast, #focus, #friendship, #gratitude, #ideas, #inspiration, #macro mode, #Macro Monday, #Mono Monday, #photography 📷, #plants, #shadow, #thanks, #white, black, dandelion, grey | 5 Comments

Buttercup Glow – Too Bright To Handle?

Posted on 18/05/2020 by aj vosse

The closer you get to the sun the hotter it may be… something similar with trying to encroach on a buttercup’s yellowness. I get the impression that bright yellow flowers cause problems for my camera’s sensor. Let me know what … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged #camera, #challenge, #colour, #contrast, #flowers, #focus, #light, #Macro Monday, #plants, #sunshine, #yellow, Hidden Sunshine | 3 Comments

Thorny…

Posted on 11/05/2020 by aj vosse

Focus… on the beauty… not on the thorny bits! I hope Irene likes this one!

Posted in Factual Opinion, Photography | Tagged #blog buddies, #blogging, #flowers, #focus, #light, #macro mode, #Macro Monday, #photography 📷, #plants, Blackthorn | Leave a comment

Onward We Go…

Posted on 04/05/2020 by aj vosse

Slowly… slowly… as from tomorrow we can drive a little further. From tomorrow we can all get in the car and drive down to the beach… and take granddad along too! Therefore… we can slowly begin practising a bit more … Continue reading →

Posted in Factual Opinion, Family & Life, God's Straight Lines, Photography | Tagged #beauty, #blog buddies, #blogging, #bokeh, #challenge, #colour, #contrast, #focus, #freedom, #green, #ideas, #inspiration, #Ma Nature, #Macro Monday, #Mono Monday, #photography 📷, #plants, #spring, #travel 🛫, lines, new growth, opinion | 2 Comments

Life in the Slow Lane…

Posted on 27/04/2020 by aj vosse

OK, so… this week I was aiming to do a series of posts including very little text. The main reason? I think people are not in the mood for reading much these days – a quick photo here, a quick … Continue reading →

Posted in #Arklow, #Ireland, Daily Photo's and Chit-chat, Factual Opinion, Family & Life, Photography, Walking | Tagged #fun, #humour, #imagination, #life, #Ma Nature, #macro mode, #Macro Monday, #photography 📷, #tongue in cheek 😈, #YouTube, Art, beerbug, city life, sickness, Walking, wise words | 13 Comments

Macro Monday – Wet Grass

Posted on 20/04/2020 by aj vosse

We’ve had a few days of rain – so, the grass got a tad wet… and I got wet knees too! Well, how else do I get drops and droplets closeup’s without getting low down? As I’ve been known to … Continue reading →