Simple tips to improve your bee photography Take it back to the hive! Try editing your shots and shoot RAW if you have the storage. The species in the feature photo is Tetragonula clypearis and I love this photo because they’re tiny. They are in fact one of Australia’s smallest stingless bees. They are 3.5mm… Continue reading Five Tips for Un-bee-lievable Photos- Tip Five
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Five Tips for Un-bee-lievable Photos Tip Two
Simple Tips to improve your Bee Photography Tip Two – Bee-Lightful Photography is all about light and capturing that light. For tiny subjects like bees, lighting is even more important. You need the light to highlight the details, but too much light creates shadows that obscure parts of the bee. You need to One of… Continue reading Five Tips for Un-bee-lievable Photos Tip Two
Five Tips for Un-bee-lievable Photos – Tip One
Simple tips to improve your bee photography Recently I was asked to give a presentation about bee photography for the Australian Native Bee Association branches in Brisbane and on the Cassowary Coast. Here’s the blog version – follow to make sure you get all five tips! Rather watch or listen than read? Watch on YouTube… Continue reading Five Tips for Un-bee-lievable Photos – Tip One
A Blur of Activity as Summer Holidays Draw to a Close
Photostory Photo a Day Challenge A Blur of Activity as Summer Holidays Draw to a Close Photo a Day Challenge: Week 59 — January 13th to January 19th As our Northern Hemisphere moves through Winter, we are in the height of Summer. Our five-week break over Christmas and New Year ended this week and the last two days were… Continue reading A Blur of Activity as Summer Holidays Draw to a Close
Butterfly Garden Takes Off
The evolution of a butterfly garden, two years in. Two years ago I moved to the Wet Tropics in Far North Queensland Australia. I got straight into the garden and made sure to plant lots of butterfly hosts. Now, two years into the journey, I see butterflies every day. So, what do I think has… Continue reading Butterfly Garden Takes Off
Caterpillars Versus Butterflies: Why Can’t We Love Them Both the Same?
We will know that the world has changed when we “like” caterpillars as much as we “like” butterflies. I post a lot on social media. It’s usually photos from my garden or plant profiles or thoughts on ecosystems and sustainability. I’m passionate about it. One thing that I have noticed is that my butterfly posts… Continue reading Caterpillars Versus Butterflies: Why Can’t We Love Them Both the Same?
How Trees can Help you Love what you see in the Mirror
Why society needs to reverse its perspective on beauty and aging If you see wrinkles and blemishes and lost youth when you look in the mirror, this story is for you, and for the society you live in. Think of all the inspiring trees that you’ve seen in your lifetime in person or in photographs. Now… Continue reading How Trees can Help you Love what you see in the Mirror
Lighthunting and its Rewards for a Lover of Nature
The quest to capture nature photos can be frustrating, but the reward is well worth the hours waiting for the shot. Nature photography is both frustrating and exhilerating. The list of must-have shots seems to grow faster than they are achieved. Today I got one of those shots. The Cairns Birdwing Butterfly (Ornithoptera euphorion) is Australia’s… Continue reading Lighthunting and its Rewards for a Lover of Nature
Jane Grows Garden Rooms 