Day 5 - a very early shot

This is dated July 2004 in the EXIF data so must be one of the very 1st shots off my then new Canon G3. It's been a personal favourite for years, I even toned it and made a t-shirt transfer out of it and I used it for my very first business cards. It's been retired for a long while but I thought it would be nice to resurrect it for a brief time :)

Day 61 - Weird, Pretty Thing

This one didn't come out of the box but my Sis-in-law was going to throw it away so I grabbed it in case it would work well as a macro. Not sure it's a great photo but I like the colours :)

Day 39 - Cyclamen

Mum bought me a little pressie back from her 2nd trip last week and I finally got around to shooting it tonight. I do like this one :)

Day 37 - Same Rose, Different Day

Just a few days after the other shot and not only have most of the roses died off really quickly but they've changed colour a bit too. I'm always in a bit of a rush on Friday as I get in from work, grab a bite to eat then dash back out again so I grabbed this quickly in the morning just before I put the rubbish (trash) out. It's now on it's way to the great compost heap in the sky :)

Day 4 - Iceplant - Variations

Two to show you today! I went out with the intention of taking this one which I must admit, I really like. It's an iceplant also known as a sedum spectabile and it's particularly lush this year after being cut back very hard in the early Spring.

But whilst I was shooting, I noticed these little honey bees busily gathering nectar and pollen so to add a bit of interest, I tried to shoot them on the flat flowerheads. Manouvering a stubby tripod around fast enough to catch these little guys at work must have looked very funny to my neighbours! I fell backwards at one point as I was scrooched down so low and lost my balance! Luckily I kept a tight grip on my camera so no harm done - except to my dignity. :)

Day 2 - Gladioli

So today, I decided to get all the gear out - give it a clean and take some shots for stock. It helped to know that I wanted to produce something for this project too and I also managed to get some stuff photographed for someone else. This was the first one out of the camera today so has the honour of being the Project shot :)