Grass Dart Butterfly (Ocybadistes walkeri)

 

A Grass Dart Butterfly (Ocybadistes walkeri), feeding on a clover flower in the last day's of summer.

1/200 - f/9 - ISO100 - macro

Zebra Cactus Flower Macro

 

Here's a macro shot of a Zebra Cactus flower, (Haworthia fasciata), isolated from the background using a telephoto lens and macro extension tube.

1/250 - f/8 - ISO200 - 135mm + 31mm macro extension

Trailing Lantana (Lantana montevidensis) 'Luscious Grape'

 

Trailing Lantana (Lantana montevidensis) 'Luscious Grape'. A small strongly scented flowering low shrub with oval-shaped green leaves. The flower-head is a cluster of several purple to lavender to white funnel-shaped flowers with lobed corollas each nearly a centimeter wide. In Australia, this plant is a noxious weed and is toxic to livestock.

1/200 - f/9 - ISO400 - 55mm macro

Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

 

A Honey Bee, (Apis mellifera), snapped just as it was landing on a Clover flower.

1/200 - f/8 - ISO100 - macro

Echeveria Pulvinata

 

Flowers of Echeveria pulvinata, called the plush plant, is a species of flowering succulent plant in the genus Echeveria, native to southwest and central Mexico. It has stems tipped with small rosettes of green spathulate leaves covered with silvery-white hairs. The plant produces yellow and orange, bell-shaped flowers.

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1/200 - f/11 - ISO100

Orange Rose in full bloom

 

Roses do not bloom hurriedly, for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.

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1/200 - f/11 - ISO200

Rose For Valentine's Day

 

A bright red Rose for Valentine's Day

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1/200 - f/10 - ISO200 - EV-1.0

Golden Wattle

 

Full flower head of a Golden Wattle, (Acacia pycnantha), in early spring.

1/800 - f/8 - ISO200

Wildflower or Weed

 

Considered a weed in most parts of Australia, the Scarlet pimpernel, (Anagallis arvensis), produces a small orange/red wildflower.

1/250 - f/11 - ISO200

Stingless Bee

 

A tiny Australian native stingless Bee, (Austroplebeia australis), collecting pollen from a rose flower.

1/200 - f/9 - ISO200 - diffused flash - reversed 55mm

Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi)

 

There are always butterflies around on sunny days during late spring and early to mid summer. The Painted Lady, (Vanessa kershawi), is a common visitor to our area.

1/320 - f/9 - ISO400

Blue Flower Head

 

Many plants produce flowers, which gives us a plethera of subjects for photography. The blue hydrangea Evergreen produces small florettes, forming a large flower head.

1/200 - f/8 - ISO200

Elegant Mr Lincoln

 

Keeping an eye on the background when taking a photo can mean the difference between a good image or a "snap shot". Even with bright sun light covering part of the background, this Mr Lincoln rose still has elegance.

1/125 - f/8 - ISO400

Potato Plant Flower

 

Home grown vegetables not only taste great, but produce some colourful flowers. Potato plants produce different coloured flowers depending on the variety.

1/200 - f/11 - ISO100

Buttercup and Clover

 

Looking around the garden for flowering weeds, I usualy find something of interest. Buttercup and clover flowers together produced a nice floral display.

1/320 - f/13 - ISO200

The Honey Bee and The Mint Flower

 

Photographing bees around the garden is a favourite past time. This European honey bee, (Apis mellifera), is collecting pollen from the flower head of mint.

1/800 - f/6.3 - ISO200 - +4 closeup filter

Afternoon Rose

 

A "Candy Cream" miniature Rose in the light of  late afternoon.

1/125 - f/8 - ISO200