Friday - It's Black and White

Rainbow Lorikeet

A welcome visitor to my garden.

Kingfisher (and a new texture)

This Kingfisher has been visiting our garden for the past week.  Every day I have tried to get a photo but it is just too quick and flies away before I can even pick up my camera.   Today it was sitting on a shady branch trying to escape the heat.  I couldn't get too close, though.  So I took this picture through a window and my lens was at full zoom (200mm).

When the sun hits it's wings the colour is the most vivid shade of blue.

The texture I used was Fremantle using Soft Light at 33% opacity. I named this texture after the beautiful stone buildings we saw on a visit to the town of Fremantle in Western Australia.



You can download the texture here.

Eucalyptus curtisii (Plunkett Mallee)

Native to Queensland, Australia, the Eucalyptus curtisii or Plunkett Mallee is a small tree growing to between two and seven metres in height.





Clusters of creamy, white flowers appear in late spring.







  
              
                                                                                                           Textures:  Cherish and Nested by Kim Klassen.





We usually prune our tree once a year.




                                                                                           Texture:  Heavenly Vintage - Latte by Shadowhouse Creations.

 

 



A month after pruning, new growth has already appeared.

Green Tree Frogs

The theme for Texture Tuesday this week is "Look Up".

I didn't have any recent photos which I thought would be suitable, so I went back into the archives and found a photo from January this year - Green Tree Frogs.

On this particular evening, I remember going into the backyard to get out into the cool air.  We heard a noise coming from the roof.   When we looked up, there were more than 20 green tree frogs looking down at us.

For this image I used the texture "Unleashed" by Kim Klassen.

“Friends, you and me... you brought another friend... and then there were three...

We started our group... our circle of friends... and like that circle... there is no beginning or end.”

~ Eleanor Roosevelt


Sharing with Texture Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.

Nerima Gardens

One of our favourite places to visit during the school holidays is Queens Park, in particular the Japanese themed Nerima Gardens.






The gardens are a place of peace and tranquility.









My Son brought his camera along too.






There is plenty of wildlife to see.



We found the cutest pair of baby Noisy Miner birds sitting on a branch.   They looked so angelic ..... till their Mum came back with some food.



There are so many different paths to explore.



It's hard to believe that the gardens are only a five minute walk away from the CBD.



Subtly Yours texture by Kim Klassen:  Colour Burn at 80% opacity.

sharing with Texture Tuesday

Just bee .....

Ladybug

A visitor to my herb garden.

Details:
Canon 7D, Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro, 1/100 sec @ f4.0, ISO 2500.

A Visitor

This Bearded Dragon appeared in our backyard, kindly posed for a photo, and then raced off into the bushes.

Details:
Canon 7D, Canon EF 100mm f2.8L Macro, 1/1250 sec @ f4.0, ISO 400.

Tiger

One of my favorite places to visit is Dreamworld. On our last visit, the highlight for me was seeing the tigers at Tiger Island. It was beautiful to see the tigers interacting with their handlers in a specifically designed environment without the constraints of cages.

Pretty in Pink

These fabulous fungi appeared after a few days of rain. This photo was taken late in the afternoon when the sun was almost gone. When I went back to take some more pictures the next day, these little guys were gone too.


Canon 7D, Canon 50mm 1.4, 1/50s @ f1.4, ISO 400.