Photographer in Perth, Western Australia
Flowers
It is not often that I take photographs of roses, and I think they can be quite a challenge to shoot well—particularly where the petals are a richly vibrant red. Without some care in adjusting exposure, the red highlights can be blown out (over-saturated to the point that the image loses visual detail), even if… Continue reading Roses
It’s Spring, and the tulips are blooming at Araluen Botanic Park, a short distance away from Perth. The park is nestled in the eastern hills and generally seems to be cooler than the coastland at this time of year, from my limited experience of it. Framing the subject with a distant background is generally a… Continue reading Tulips at Araluen
I travelled to Singapore recently, and snapped several photographs of (cultivated) flora and (captive) fauna while there. First are some pictures from Gardens by the Bay, inside a large, climate-controlled dome that was significantly cooler than the tropical environment outside. The interior of the Cloud Forest dome is dominated by a large waterfall that cascades… Continue reading Singapore flora and fauna