Category Archives: Flowers

First in Show!!

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Barbara

I entered this photo in a competition at The Chertsey Fair under the class ‘British Birds’  Even though these ducks originate from Asia (closely related to the Wood Duck found in America) a large feral population was established in the … Continue reading →

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I’m back & I’ve missed you all!

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Barbara

I’ve been away for ages, I’ve been working too much, I’ve been de-cluttering my house (a little) I’ve been doing some classes; learning how to use my camera a bit more & I’ve been enjoying this lovely sunshine we’ve been … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Spring!

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Barbara

This week’s photo challenge is Spring!  I have hundreds of photos to chose from… I’m always so happy that spring has arrived :-).  Here’s a selection;

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Flowers

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Barbara

This is my entry for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week, a lovely wild flower I found in New Zealand Can anyone help me name it?

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One Word Photo Challenge; Salmon

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Barbara

I’ve been falling behind with my challenges since starting to sell my photographs, so this week I am determined to catch up Here’s some beautiful salmon coloured (?) (pink)  tulips from my garden (Salmon is such a difficult colour to … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge; Texture

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Barbara

This week’s theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge is Texture (I’ve double checked!) Whenever we visit a city we love to go and visit the botanical gardens, not only for the plants, but also because it is great place to … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspective

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Barbara

This week’s photo challenge is ‘Perspective‘. An interesting challenge…

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Spring has sprung!

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Barbara

One of the best things about taking a holiday in January, is that you get to miss January in the UK.  When we left it had been raining for weeks, and although the sun wasn’t setting until 4.30pm, it was … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Barbara

I have only just learnt how to do this with my camera; To take a macro photo and have the background out of focus.  I have been learning how to use my camera better and make it take the photos … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh Flowers in my Garden

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Fresh As I said in my last post for this challenge this week we have been experiencing the third week of a wonderful heatwave and nobody is complaining as we have had enough of … Continue reading →

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