Purple Flower
This lovely purple flower is the result of a well-planned double exposure with a macro lens.
Lady in Red
It was time for a new self-portrait - the old-fashioned way (i.e., with camera and tripod). It also fits nicely in my series of "photo paintings".
Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose
Final result of a macro shooting featuring my beloved Lensbaby.The title is a quote from Gertrude Stein's poem Sacred Emily, in which she tried to convey the real existence of thing (in this case a rose) by naming it.
Waiting for the night
We are approaching winter in the Southern hemisphere. And that translates into less predictable weather with notably more clouds. However, if it's not completely overcast, these clouds can become quite picturesque during dusk or dawn.
Venus and Mercury
Tonight we could witness a beautiful rendezvouz in the evening sky between bright Venus and faint Mercury. Their closest approach was yesterday. However, massive clouds thwarted any photography attempts.
Creative trees
This image of local eukalyptus trees is part of my ongoing artistic project to create photos that resemble paintings.
Pinhole photography
These images were inspired by the Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, an international event to promote and celebrate the art of pinhole photography. I took these photos with a digital camera, using a pinhole cap instead of a lens. Although I missed the deadline by a day, I still had a lot of fun exploring the realms of pinhole photography.
Zodiacal light and Starlink satellites
I was hoping to take some pictures of the zodiacal light (also called false dusk or dawn) along with some meteors of the Lyrids meteor shower. I got the zodiacal light alright, but instead of shooting stars, I got rather bright Starlink satellites. The Starlink satellites are part of Elon Musk's program to provide fast internet to every corner of the Earth. He originally applied for - and was granted -
Crepuscular rays
Magnificent beams of light that radiate from the sun, shining through clouds, mountains or buildings are called crepuscular rays. Crepuscular refers to twilight and very often this effect can be witnessed during sunrise or sunset. Although these rays appear to converge towards the sun or diverge from it, they are actually parallel to each other. It is a visual illusion similar to that of railroad tracks that seem to converge
Floating
Final result of an outdoor macro shooting that was aggravated by sweltering heat, gazillion flies and nasty wind gusts that constantly threatened the fragile composition.