Photography

A late comer to photography I initially started taking pictures of my fancy dress parties and putting them on flickr. Things have come a long way since then, branching out into using a digital SLR camera and falling in love with Photoshop. Here I will share with you some of my favourites.

Macro images of nature

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Ruth Weal

When I got my macro lens, my photography went to a whole new level! This is one of the macro shots that I’m most proud of. I took this on a lovely sunny July day in 2008 in the New … Continue reading →

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A Study in Passion!

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Nature's Passion - macro photograph of a passionflower's heart

Okay, those of you with your minds in the gutter are going to be disappointed – this is a study of the passionflower, not the burning passions of the human mind and body – I’ll save that for another day. … Continue reading →

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Daughter in the Sky

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Ruth Weal

The Chap in the pic is my Dad, the building is the 14th Century Tower of the St Michael Monastery on Glastonbury Tor and the daughter in the sky is….yep you guessed it – me! My Dad and I took … Continue reading →

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Perfection’s Promise

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Ruth Weal

I love crocuses, they are such beautiful flowers and bring such hope, they’re one of the first flowers of spring and bring the promise of the warmth and colour of the summer to come. Here in Britain they shoot up … Continue reading →

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Speckled

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Ruth Weal

The speckled leaves look so beautiful and yet are the product of disease and decay. Just goes to show that death does not have to be ugly. Life and death are intrinsically linked, we experience them every day. For all that … Continue reading →

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Gracefully Green

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Ruth Weal

I’ve always been captivated by the grace of an unfurling fern. I love the colours, the textures and the delicacy of the image. This image was captured on one of my trips to the New Forest.