Eye 2

Eye II. By Thomas Tolkien

My beady right eye, as seen by me, again. Revisited from http://ift.tt/1eG8hTP

via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/rhNm52

This photograph has been featured in the following magazines and websites:

• Scientific American
• The School Reading List
• Future Conscience
• BoingBoing

 

Thrift – Armeria maritima – Morning Star Deep Rose

 

Thrift – Armeria maritima – Morning Star Deep Rose, originally uploaded by Thomas Tolkien.

 

 

About to fly away

About to fly away, originally uploaded by Thomas Tolkien.

Via Flickr:
A lady bug about to fly away. I spotted it crawling over a set of sample art papers which arrived in the post that day. She didn’t think much of the 300 gsm canvas rag, but really seemed to like the eco friendly bamboo stock – a classy lustre affair coming in at 200 gsm. I had chance to get two shots off as she scurried to the edge before alighting to a plant border, never to be seen again.

 

Sweet Williams

Sweet Williams, originally uploaded by Thomas Tolkien.

Dianthus barbatus

A macro shot using the D7000’s small flash limited by holding my hand over it. 60mm at around 2.8 to severely restrict the depth of field to the pastel stamen. I know the point of a good macro is to achieve edge to edge sharpness using tiny apertures, but I like fuzzy, swimming bokeh to frame the object, and throw it forward towards the viewer. Sweet Williams seem flavour of the month around here – I picked these up in a supermarket on my way back from work. The best part of the long out of county commute and daily grind.

 

Nearly but not quite

Nearly but not quite, originally uploaded by Thomas Tolkien.

The first of many pot plants. A single ornamental thistle in an oversized plant pot. Part of me had to wonder whether I’d been conned. ‘Bee Magnet’ and ‘Butterfly Bonanza’ screamed the signage. ‘Five pounds for a weed,’ screamed my wallet. The promise of an orgy of bees for my 60mm f2.8 macro lens won out.
The D70s is quiet. The D7000 has an almost sound effect shutter which acts as a sonic cattle prod to anything with wings. Many bees – none in shot.

 

Ornamental Thistle

Ornamental Thistle, originally uploaded by Thomas Tolkien.

 

Hoverfly and Lavender Bokeh

Hoverfly and Lavendar Bokeh, originally uploaded by Thomas Tolkien.

 

Orange Hibiscus Glow

Orange Hibiscus Glow-1, originally uploaded by Thomas Tolkien.

Hibiscus “Morrisons Special Offer” in orange.

 

I

I, originally uploaded by Thomas Tolkien.

 

Primula Polyanthus (1 of 1)

Primula Polyanthus (1 of 1), originally uploaded by Thomas Tolkien.

 

The first bougainvillea of 2011 (1 of 2)

The first bougainvillea of 2011 (1 of 2), originally uploaded by Thomas Tolkien.

 

Slice of Lemon for my Earl Grey (1 of 1)

Slice of Lemon for my Earl Grey (1 of 1), originally uploaded by Thomas Tolkien.

 

 

Autumn leaf (1 of 1)

Autumn leaf (1 of 1), originally uploaded by Thomas Tolkien.

 

 

Light shining through the back door (1 of 1)

 

Light shining through the back door (1 of 1), originally uploaded by Thomas Tolkien.

 

No compromising

No compromising, originally uploaded by Thomas Tolkien.