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This page shows some of the photographs I have made whilst busily engaged in idly wandering around various gardens, parks and bushland settings over a period of 30 years of photography. Some may stand alone as good photographic compositions, others are simply there because I like them. Please
browse though these photographs at your leisure and email
me with any comments or just plain chatter as you prefer. My main aim
in producing these pages is to establish contact with like-minded folk
from all around the world 
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A
pleasant image of plant life in my local Botanical Gardens taken on
a cloudy day using my "retro-mood" camera, a lovely old 1953
Contax IIa rangefinder w/f1.5 50mm Zeiss Sonnar lens, superb quality,
quiet and uncomplicated
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A
Black-eyed Susan provides plenty of punch when you need impact colour.
Macro photography opens a whole new world to the observant camera enthusiast.
Don't ignore it.
Nikkormat FT2, 55mm Micro-Nikkor, 1/30sec @ f11, tripod |
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I
particularly like to look for the slightly out of place subjects for
good contrast in both subject matter and colour. You've just gotta give
it ten points for trying with neighbours like this!
Nikkormat FT2, Nikkor 105 lens |
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Some
of the great things about Botanical Gardens are that they are usually
relatively easy to get to, in superb condition and provide the flora
photo-hunter with an almost limitless variety of subject material. Here,
we see a calm, tropical rainforest pool with all the trappings.....
Nikkormat FT2, 24mm lens, monopod, 1/30sec @ f11. (This one would have benefited from use of a polarising filter to kill the glare) |
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....
and just a few steps around the corner, a complete change of climate/geography
as well as more tempting photo possibilities. Foregrounds are always
important for adding that essential feeling of depth. Cloudy days are
wonderful for plantlife photography (no heavy shadows), but watch out
for the glare in the sky. A warming filter like an 81a adds much needed
warmth sometimes as well.
Nikkormat FT2, 24mm lens, monopod, 1/30sec @ f16 |
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Then,
a step or two away is a beautiful, formal Japanese Garden with all the
precise grooming and picturesque landscaping we love to admire.
Here you should explore all the angles to get the most from the art of the gardener. Lighting is important here to add effect. I would like to go back on a misty morning! Nikkormat FT2, 105mm Nikkor |
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Who
can resist the sheer grunt of the colour of the magnificent Bougainvillea.
This long lasting tropical flower can climb all over a large tree and
make for a truly grand splash of colour in a landscape. This one was
trying to take over my front verandah. You don't have to go far to get
results. A look around home with fresh eyes will reveal all.
Nikkormat FT2, 55mm Micro-Nikkor, 1/2sec @ f11, tripod |
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Flora
doesn't have to be vibrant to be worthy of a photograph. Sometimes just
an interesting tree can make all the difference. Keep your eye out all
the time. I was interested by the fact that the tree was bare in full
Spring.
Nikkormat FT2, 24mm lens, 1/125sec @ f8 |
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