Friday flora

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 / Su Leslie / 60 Comments

Impressionistic double-exposure image. Colour close-up shot of pohutukawa leaves. Image has been slightly overexposed to create a soft effect in pale greens and apricot/bronze shades. Su Leslie 2019

Pohutukawa leaves; double exposure. Image: Su Leslie 2019

Constant rain and high winds in the last couple of weeks have left many flowers looking utterly bedraggled, particularly the magnolia, camellia and rhododendron flowers I so often photograph.

The most colourful find on yesterday’s walk were the pohutukawa trees, with their mix of bright green, red and bronze leaves. Perfect for another double-exposure experiment! This shot was a bit over-exposed, but I rather like the sof palette of greens and almost apricot shades that resulted.

Yep, you guessed it. Prepared earlier.

October 28, 2017November 6, 2017 / Su Leslie / 9 Comments

Close up shot of bright green-leafed plant growing on Mt Ruapehu. Multiple oval leaves with white edges. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

Alpine flora, seen on the slopes of Mt Ruapehu, NZ. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

… and yet, er, another one I prepared earlier

October 27, 2017November 6, 2017 / Su Leslie / 4 Comments

Close up shot of four-leafed alpine plant growing around snow line on Mt Ruapehu, NZ. Leaves bright green with white, fuzzy edges. Two of the leaves are beginning to brown. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

Alpine flora, seen on the slopes of Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

Probably my favourite plant from this photo-shoot. I love that two of the leaves are a decayed. Tomorrow I’ll post a more “perfect” specimen, so you can see how gorgeously bright are the living leaves.

… and here’s another one I made earlier

October 26, 2017November 6, 2017 / Su Leslie / 9 Comments

Close up shot of alpine flora; radiating golden succulents growing amongst white moss. Seen growing around the snow line on Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

Alpine flora, seen growing around the snow line on Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

Another one I prepared earlier

October 25, 2017November 6, 2017 / Su Leslie / 16 Comments

Close up shot of spreading yellow-green succulent-type plants growing amongst white moss. Seen at the snow line on Mt Ruapehu, NZ. Image: Su leslie, 2017

Alpine flora, seen around the snowline on Mt Ruapehu, NZ. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

So here’s one I prepared earlier

October 24, 2017November 6, 2017 / Su Leslie / 34 Comments

Close up shot of small green/red plant growing around the snowline at Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

Alpine flora. Seen on Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

My blogging week is looking to be a bit disrupted, so I thought I’d take this as an opportunity to offer something I made earlier.

I’ve scheduled a few posts for the coming days, with images I shot of the beautiful and tiny plants growing around the snowline on Mt Ruapehu.

I don’t know what any of them are sadly, so if anyone in this wonderful blogging community with more botanical knowledge than me does know — please share.

And thank you to the BBC’s Blue Peter for the title of the post series.