Portrait Project – 42/52

October 24, 2014 by [ayu]

For the past few years I’ve been meaning to visit the Tulip Top Garden. Only this year we finally managed to go there. The garden opens for roughly one month long every year, so I felt lucky we ‘caught’ it in time this year. The garden was beautiful, the flowers were gorgeous -the tulips looked so vibrant and healthy- and even the weather was kind to us that day. The flowers in the garden provided a very colourful and perfect […]

Categories: 52 Portrait Project 2014 • Tags: 52 Portrait Project, 52 Portrait Project 2014, 52 Project 2014, Australia, Floral, flowers, garden, spring, Tulip Top Garden

Day 321 #Project365

November 16, 2012 by [ayu]

To be an impromptu tour guide is an inevitable role when a friend comes from abroad to visit. I was playing that role for my friend earlier this week. I think it is good for us, who live in the visited town, to embrace this role every now and then. I went to places I haven’t been before even after all these years (I thought the inside of the Old Parliament House was quite interesting). At the Cockington Green Garden, […]

Categories: Nature, nature & creatures, Nikon D90, Places & Destinations, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: Canberra, cockington green garden, flowers, Project 365 - 2012, spring

Day 298 #Project365

October 24, 2012 by [ayu]

Say good-bye to today’s sun. This was the last capture of the day. The beautiful golden light that shone through the front window just too pretty to miss. Nikon D90 | AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G | ISO125 | f/2.5 | 1/800 |

Categories: Everyday Things, Nikon D90, Project 365 - 2012, stills • Tags: afternoon sun, flowers, natural light, Project 365 - 2012, still life photography

Day 297 #Project365

October 23, 2012 by [ayu]

These were all the little flowers that my baby gal picked for me today. Sweet little flowers. Sweet little girl … Nikon D90 | AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G | ISO320 | f/4 | 1/40 |

Categories: Everyday Things, Nature, Nikon D90, Project 365 - 2012, stills • Tags: flowers, little flowers, Project 365 - 2012, still life photography

Day 295 #Project365

October 21, 2012 by [ayu]

A bit too much fun on a Sunday usually means less time to take a picture. This is the only picture I took with my iPhone today (gasp!).

Categories: iPhonegraphy, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: afternoon sun, cut flowers, flowers, nature, Project 365 - 2012

Day 292 #Project365

October 18, 2012 by [ayu]

It started with one lilac tree. Now we have four lilac trees of various colours, that’s how much I’ve grown to love these trees, or the flowers, more specifically. Funny that at first I did not even know that those pretty flowers sprouting out called lilac until a complete stranger stopped, knocked my door, and asked if she could have a little shoot for her mom to plant. The rest was history. Nikon D90 | AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G | […]

Categories: Nature, nature & creatures, Nikon D90, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: flowers, lilac, lilac tree, nature, Project 365 - 2012, purple lilac, spring

Day 270 #Project365

September 26, 2012 by [ayu]

Flowers are one of my ‘fallback’ subjects. Sound harsh I know. But it’s true. They are there, naturally pretty and not moving,  they are an easy subject to photograph and guarantee (mostly) successful result. I find them very helpful whenever I am short of ideas, or too tired from normal daily stuff, or lazy (366 days in a year, I think I’m allowed a day or  7 days of lazy, right). Today’s excuse was exhaustion. This tree on my backyard […]

Categories: Learning Photography, Nature, nature & creatures, Nikon D90, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: bee, flowers, kit lens, nature, photography, pink flowers, Project 365 - 2012, spring

Day 237 #Project365

August 24, 2012 by [ayu]

Given how unbelievably cold today was it’s hard to believe that winter is soon going to be over. Its grip is still too strong when it should’ve eased off a little. Happy to see this little flower and the surrounding buds that couldn’t wait to pop open like little corn kennels in the microwave. It’s like nature’s ‘message’ to us for what’s to come. I know that at the moment it feels like winter just drags on a bit longer, […]

Categories: Everyday Things, Nature, nature & creatures, Nikon D90, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: flowers, Project 365 - 2012, spring, spring sprouts

Day 138 #Project365

May 17, 2012 by [ayu]

I read somewhere that the best way to blog is to blog what you know. Today’s post is the total opposite of that, so yeah, I’d understand if you want to leave this page straight away. Let’s start with the flower in the photo. I did not know what flower it was. At the supermarket I saw them next to the check-out counter and they were on sale, and believe it or not I’ve never seen this type of flowers […]

Categories: Everyday Things, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: Australiana, Chrysanthemum, flowers, mother's day, Project 365 - 2012, white flowers