Category: Macro

Seeing double

Here are some more photographs from my flower and pool experiments. I particularly like the first one – a darker surreal stillness. I used my macro lens for the second and third photos – it is hard to know what is real and what is a reflection. Would love to

Merry Christmas Tree Worm!!

It is so much fun when you find these little worms – multicoloured and just like little Christmas trees! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and enjoy the holiday season! 🙂

Electric blue

Did I mention how much I like giant clams? They make great photography subjects as they don’t move (!), only shutting slightly if your shadow passes over them. Giant clams are unique in that every individual has its own colour patterns – like human finger prints. These are my two

Rainbows

At the right time of day and in shallow water, you often get rainbows forming which makes pretty and unusual photographs. This first photo is of a leopard blenny I saw while diving in the Red Sea at Dahab in Egypt. This is a giant clam I saw while snorkelling

Painted Fish

Tropical fish are so varied and striking with their colour patterns. These cropped photos  look like abstract paintings to me.

Colours of the Reef

My first post! Most of these photos were taken while reef walking at Lady Elliot Island, in the southern Great Barrier Reef. The reef at low tide is fascinating, on first appearances it can seem brown and uninspiring, but if you take a moment to look there are many amazing