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Playing with light!

I tried a few outdoor flowers but the wind and the slugs were too much! So, back in the studio, a new cut out for the snoot and some nice local daffodils and crocus and off I went! More at http://www.flickr.com/photos/reflexrover in the new Spring 2011 ptIII set. And my photos are for sale!!

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20 Feb 2011

Spring again!

Whilst the weather stays bright I seem to be in the studio – somewhat perverse you may think! Anyway, some of the specie flowers have wilted, but the crocus and a nice hyacinth given to us are still going strong, so they were shot! Also, in the garden was a log that had been growing fungi for a while seem a suitable subject! On a technical note the snoot has been oin action and so has the mister, I am still not sure about misting flowers…… Next will be daffodils, there is a bunch starting to open on the studio table at this very moment (of course if you read this later it will not be true!). Of course more pictures are available at Flickr.com in my Spring 2011 pt II set (direct link)

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12 Feb 2011

Spring – Sprung – Sprong

Or so it seems, still cold, wet, frosty …… but the Snowdrops are out! Also, the nursery had potted specie iris and crocus so I could not resist!! So armed with spray gun, camera, flash and snoot it was time to spend a happy hour or so in the studio. Trying to continue on from last spring of lighting the flowers from the inside but very hard with such spikey plants!! Lots more at Flickr.com

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8 Feb 2011

Snowdrops – Spring begins!!

The first day of sunshine for a while, and the snowdrops are wagging their heads! Because of the neighbours fence the sun does not quite reach the snowdrops anymore, so, a gold reflector was used which gives a really warm feel, an evening light! How many more oportunities there will be I do not know, the tree under whose protection they grow is about to have a haircut so they may get stood upon or hit by flying logs – I hope not!! Last year the neighbours tree cutters dragged all the branches across them, ruining the surrounding natural background and the flowers….. Maybe next year will be OK!

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19 Jan 2011

Hyacinths – Indoor Time

I know I was only going to post one photo each time but my excuse is this is several days worth!! Such amazing flowers but very hard to get photos that have some meaning and value! Here are eight taken at different times, all using directed (snoot) flash in the blacked out studio.

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10 Jan 2011

Cyclamen – It is that time again!!

With several of these around the house I thought I would photograph them over a few weeks, so this is the first of several!

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28 Oct 2010

Some I missed earlier!

Trying to put together a small portfolio for Getty Images and found some that I had not showed! This selection process is so hard! Here are a few, the rest are on Flickr in a set called Lost Photos 2010!!

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14 Sep 2010

The sun came out for a few minutes

The sun appeared, I had had enough of what I was doing – so, I went snap snap!! The white flowers were shot indoors afterwards….. using flash, LED lights and natural light. More will be posted on Flickr at
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8 Sep 2010

Flowers in the Showers

It has been an ideal water droplet time, rain, sun, wind, storms, sun……… Some were taken using a new LED light, which is not as poerful as I had hoped, although I cannot look directly at it from arms length……

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17 Aug 2010

Here are some earlier pictures!

Here are a few from recent weeks, including beautiful Dahlias, a cheeky bird and a view of boats on the Tamar River.

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15 Aug 2010
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