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Succulent Light

A couple of macro shots of a succulent growing in our back-garden. I really like the colours and the slightly abstract nature of these two images:

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Budding

A couple of hand-held macro images of the buds on the climbing Hydrangea in our back garden bursting with new life:

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Aliens

Continuing the theme from yesterday, here are a couple of shots of Dandelion seeds suspended in the threads of a spider’s web:

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I don’t think I’ve posted any Dandelion shots before…..in fact I don’t think I’ve taken any Dandelion shots before! Isn’t it amazing how something so common can also be so intricate, delicate and beautiful:

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Allium Stars

I’ve posted shots of the Alliums growing in our back garden before (and you can see them here and here) but in a more abstract style. Here is a more traditional macro shot of this beautiful plant:

I really like my new 60mm Macro lens…..:0). The above was hand-held (and yes I know that isn’t great Macro technique…..I was feeling lazy) and this is where the in-body 5-axis IS on the Olympus OMD EM1 really helps.