One of the things I look forward to seeing each year when I’m in Derbyshire is the bluebell and beech wood of Calke Abbey, the nearby National Trust site. I still don’t have any spectacular images of these woods when they’re in full blue bloom, but I managed to get the odd image. It reallyContinue reading “Bluebells of Calke: May 2022”
Tag Archives: Flowers
Flora – Spring 2022
Living in Derbyshire for work purposes, I’m seeing more advanced plant growth than was present in Scotland when I left in April. The garden here is full of budding plants, and I’m looking forward to seeing them burst and open. As they did, I made a point to photograph a few. April and May’s flowersContinue reading “Flora – Spring 2022”
Chasing light: September/October 2018
At the end of September I started a Masters course in Biological Photography and Imaging.
Flower Dreaming
“…with macro and plant photography I can just step outside into my garden and shoot some flowers with a cheap 50mm lens and produce personally satisfying and fulfilling images.”
Bluebell Wood, Derbyshire: May 2018
Hardwick Hall: May 2018
British Invertebrates: July 2017
Dahlia Dreaming
“I never liked dahlias when I was studying horticulture at Royal Horticultural Society levels and learning all the plant names. I found them blousy and showy and over-the-top – not subtle in any way, unlike my favoured hardy geraniums.”
Macro – Blues and Purples
Macro photography is utterly addictive to me.
RHS Garden Harlow Carr
Here are a few captures from Harlow Carr in Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK from the weekend.
Clare Lusher Photography 