Lighting: A Closer Look

In case you haven't heard of this, Gardening Gone Wild is having a photo contest.

The topic is ‘Lighting: A Closer Look’

These are wild berries found in a forest.

This time around, I remember to spray myself with mosquito repellent before going into the forest.

Previously, my berry photos became just a smear of red as I could not keep my hands still with the mosquitoes buzzing all over me.

These tiny False Heather flowers are from my garden.

I captured the same flowers but in a Mason Jar for a previous Gardening Gone Wild Photo Contest.

The photo failed to get me into the finals.

Is this any good now?

This spider is building a web on my lotus leaf.

It's shadow seems to tell me not to choose this photo; "X"

Skipper Butterfly

Citrus Butterfly

I have yet to decide which photo would be my entry.

How about leaf beetles?

Would this one be disqualified?

I would welcome some feedback as to which photo I should select for the photo contest.

By the way, my good friend, Rosie, gave me a mission to capture the 'strangest thing you ever saw'.

Rosie, would the photo of the beetles qualify?

I believe my last caption post with the 'upside down house' would be strange enough but I didn't want to link up with an old post because you might miss this interesting meme.

Join Rosie in her quest for strange photos.

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Thank you for your support.

20 May 2011

Thank you for all your precious comments.

I have made the decision based on your feedback.

The butterfly would be the entry.

The beetles are just for laughs.

   

Genius Loci

Gardening Gone Wild has this contest that requires the contestants to capture 'Genius Loci' of an atmosphere.

I know I am late for the contest.
Exactly ONE hour late.

Genius Loci is such a big word to me. 

I needed time to digest the meaning and even more time to capture the moment.

It would have been easier if I have not been so adamant about capturing photos only from my own garden.

Anyway, here it is; my wilting sunflower with magical sun rays as the back drop.

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I'm linking this to Fertilizer Friday/Flaunt your Flowers at Tootsie Time.
Thanks to Glenda for being the host.

Picture This Photo Contest - January 2011

Do you know that Gardening Gone Wild has organized a Picture This Photo Contest for January 2011?

This contest is designed for point and shoot camera loving people like many of us.

The theme is Macro in Mason Jar.

Below are the items and tools I selected from my garden for the macro shots.

They include flowers, bird's nest fern, pebbles, rocks, glass jar, clay balls and greens.

I came up with many variations since it was a fun experiment.

Below are some sunflower variations.

I could have come up with bug variations as well but decided that play time was over for the day.

After all that I went through, I selected my first photo to participate in the contest.

It is the simplest and easiest one.

I must say that I am very impressed with David Perry's photo of onions in a jar. 

He used only onions inside and outside the jar and the effect is just awesome.

Do leave me a note if you wish to participate so that I can come by to admire your photos.