Category: Botanicals
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Photographing Datura: A Mystical White Flower Important to Pollinators
I delve into the world of Datura, exploring its symbolism and the significance it holds for our pollinator friends.
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The African Iris flower, a beautiful example of impermanence, only lasts one day
I write about two photographs of the African Iris flower, a beautiful example of impermanence, and how I obtained them.
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The Foxtail Agave project- and a quote from Epictetus – partial conclusion
The Foxtail Agave project has come to a halt and I consider it finished for the moment.
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Fun with tomato photography in black and white
Peppers are fun to photograph and reveal interesting shapes when looked at from certain angles. In this post, I write about a few photos of these vegetables I have created, in black and white.
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The most delicate flower grows amongst the sharpest spines – Echinopsis chiloensis, a Chilean cactus
Storytelling with one photograph, cactus spines and analogies with life, photography tips: a bit of everything.
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Celebrating the sunflower season in 2023 with an image from 2021
A series of images depict parts of the radially symmetric sunflower. I then give tips on how to compose similar images.
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Celebrating “Fascination of Plants Day”: Another view of the dry leaf of the Cecropia
It is Fascination of Plants Day again! I welcome you to one more view of the leaf of the fascinating tropical Cecropia, also known as Embaúba. I have added it to my “Dry Leaf” image series, dedicated to portraying the beauty of leaves that are past their prime. What is…
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Zooming in the Foxtail Agave, while thinking about Marcus Aurelius and time- part two
How to free time to practice minimalist art.
It is all about the light 