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Leica M9 f8 1/180s ISO 200 Voigtlander 75mm f1.8

I like Dandelions from the first time I blew a dandelion clock to the sixties hit by the Rolling stones to my to grandmothers dandelion wine . I still have her recipes somewhere… I photographed these dandelions near Siena in Tuscany last year they quite the largest seed heads I have ever seen. I am uncertain if the huge size about 100mm is due to a varietal difference or the fact the rich volcanic soils cause incredible growth!

Dandelion and wild oats

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Leica M9 f4.8 1/45s ISO 320 25mm 2.8 Zeiss Biogon

100% crop of above shot. Towards the light at the extreme edge of the image a little bit of fringing is evident its not much and can be easily fixed if it offends…

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Olympus PEN EP-2 f3.5 1/20s ISO 160 Lumix f1.7 20mm

There is a disease that is killing our forest its not fresh news it started in the 1920′s its a very slow process. Phytophthora not only affects the magnificent Jarrah trees but also grass trees, banksia, dryandra, hakea, snooty gooble and zamia palms most of which have been shown on this web site. This photo shows the devastation that occurs about fifteen years ago this clearing was thick with banksia trees now there are none and in the background the large Phytophthora affected Jarrah’s can be seen. for more  information have a read through this site dedicated to dieback…

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Olympus PEN EP-2 f1.7 1/60s ISO160 Lumix 20mm f1.7

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Canon 5D f11 1/8s ISO160 EF100 L Macro

It happens to me a lot  especially with succulents, I unknowingly seem to buy quite a few hybrids which makes it hell to figure out a definite identification  this is likely a member of the Graptopetalum family but then again…

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Olympus PEN EP-2 f11 1/15s ISO100 Sigma 28mm close focus lens

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Olympus PEN EP-2 f16 1/10s Sigma 28mm Macro

A Euphorbia, likely Euphorbia flanaganii but I can’t be 100% sure as there are half a dozen varieties that are very similar only varying in scale and detail  . Some of these plants are quite rare and from the few that I have grown they don’t not seem to flower very often.

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Olympus PEN EP-2 f5.6 1/1250s ISO160  Carl Zeiss Tessar ƒ2.8 50mm

Originally from Mexico this fascinating family of flowers ( alliterations ) has had quite a history and was partially involved  in the development of insulin, extracts of the root are still used in clinical testing.

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Olympus PEN EP-2 f5.6 1/50s ISO160 Zeiss Tessar Lens ƒ2.8 50mm

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Olympus PEN EP2 f4 1/100s ISO160 50mm f2.8 Zeiss Tessar lens.

Gold Bunny Rose
I recently purchased a forty year old Carl Zeiss 50mm Tessar lens for use on my little Olympus EP2 and this is one of the first batch of shots using it. With the crop factor on the M4/3 this fifty becomes a 100mm lens which focuses down to 350mm close enough to capture a lot of detail and yet still have that Tessar soft smooth render. Its quite a surprize for many to learn that this lovely quality can be had from a lens design that is over a hundred years old…

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