Heath Spotted Orchid
My local patch where the Marbled Whites are found is showing lots of these Heath Spotted Orchids at the moment, hoping to catch a Marbled White nectaring on one!
Anemone
For the iPlymouth monthly photo contest, theme is the colour purple.
A macro of the centre of an Anemone from my garden in the Spring this year.
Heath Spotted Orchid
Taken in my local Butterfly Meadow
Purple Iris
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Purple Iris
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Catching the rain
A Red Rose taken in my garden yesterday after the rain.
Allium Bulgaricum
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Allium Bulgaricum
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Allium
A purple Allium, more commonly known as the flowering Onion.ll
Iris
An Iris from my garden to start the week, happy Monday to all my followers
Iris
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White Anemone
A single white Anemone in closeup
Purple Aquilegia
A single bloom of Aquilegia
Orange Geum
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Osteospermum
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Primula Auricula
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Primula Auricula
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SIngle Tulip
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Primula Auricula
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Narcissus
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Beau’s flower
My little boy, Beau, picked this flower in the garden yesterday and brought it to me, so lovely at 3 years old 🙂 Have a great weekend to all my supporters
Spring Snowflake (Leucojum vernum)
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Blossom
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Tulips
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Tulip
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Cowslip
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Daffodils
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Primulas
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Solitude
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Daffodils
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Tulip
Single Tulip
Tulip in detail
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Tulip
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Yellow Tulip
A yellow tulip shot using off camera wireless flash and processed using Tone Curve in Lightroom
Tulip
Another macro of tulip petals shot using a tripod and mirror lock up with natural light from a window. Framed in camera with minor tweaks in Lightroom.
Tulip petals
A macro shot of of a tulip shot on a tripod with natural light from a window. I use mirror lockup to avoid any camera vibration to achieve maximum sharpness.
Crocuses
Taken from directly above the blooms and tweaked with curves in Lightroom with a vignette added to emphasize the blooms.
Snowdrop
A solitary Snowdrop hiding under my Apple tree, first of the season.
Crocus
Another take on the first Crocuses of Spring
Crocus in closeup
Macro shot of a Crocus Stamen
Spring in closeup
The first Crocus of the season.
Lisianthus
For Valentines Day
Cornflowers
A macro shot of Cornflowers from last summer, reprocessed in Lightroom using Curves and Sharpening
Memories of Spring
A Snakes-Head Fritilary (Fritilaria Meleagris) shot last Spring, posted in the hope that the snow will go away and Spring will start again!