Milka Pejovic

Macro Monday: yellow lily and orange lily pistils

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Today I’m taking part in the Macro Monday photo challenge. Remember you can click on each photo for a larger view. If you like what you see, I encourage you to subscribe so you can enjoy the new photos I post a few times a week.

This is the end of the blooming season for lilies and I was able to snap a few photos yesterday. Here’s a yellow lily from up close, including its pistils covered with pollen.

And here’s a similar photo, but this time of a bright orange lily.

Travel theme: delicate rain drop on grass

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus

Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “focus”. You can click on the photos below for a larger view. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.

I love the focus on this first picture, as it shows all the fuzz on a grass blade.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus - morning dew on grass blades — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus – morning dew on grass blades

Raindrops are a great subject to focus on, on grass or on tree branches.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus - raindrop on tree branch — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus – raindrop on tree branch

Flowers are another lovely subject to focus on, especially when they are as colorful as this orange protea pincushion flower against a complimentary colorful background.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus - Orange protea pincushion flower — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus – Orange protea pincushion flower

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus - Yellow daisy — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus – Yellow daisy

Faraway objects can be a challenge to focus on but this almost full moon shot looks very sharp. So sharp you can see several moon craters.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus - almost full moon with craters — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus – almost full moon with craters

Finally I took my first shot at photographing fireworks properly this summer. I had to focus on a very far distance to capture them sharp, like this multi-color firework, by far my favorite. You can see more photos of fireworks here and here.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus - multicolor fireworks — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Focus – multicolor fireworks

August 23, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, Fireworks photos, Flower Photos, Photography, Plant Photos, Sky Photos, Tree Photos, Water photosTags: blooms, full moon, fuzz on grass blade, moon craters, multi-color fireworks, nature photography, Orange protea pincushion flower, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, rain drops, raindrop on grass blade, raindrop on tree branches, raindrops, Wordpress weekly photo challenge, Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Focus, yellow daisy 17 Comments

Tuberous begonia – begonia tuberhybrida

I find begonias quite fascinating, with their many variations of leaves, stem lengths and blooms. Here are two different blooms of the tuberous begonia (begonia tuberhybrida). These are Picotee begonias, which means the petals are two-tone, with the edge of the petal a much darker color than the rest of it. Remember to click on each photo for a larger view. Enjoy!

Pink Picotee tuberous begonia - begonia tuberhybrida — Pink Picotee tuberous begonia – begonia tuberhybrida

August 15, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, Flower Photos, Photography, Plant PhotosTags: begonia blooms, begonia flower, begonia tuberhybrida, blooms, nature photography, orange begonia, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, picotee begonia, pink begonia, Tuberous begonia 11 Comments

Flower with large red petals and long pistils

Macro Monday: Red flower with interesting pistils

Today I’m taking part in the Macro Monday photo challenge. If you like what you see, I encourage you to subscribe so you can enjoy the new photos I post a few times a week.

Here’s a red passion flower. I found it so interesting looking, I had to take a few pictures of it.

Macro Monday: Red passion flower with interesting pistils

Here is a photo of the passion flower’s pistils from above. They spread out in quite a fascinating pattern. I’ve never seen anything like it.

Red passion flower with large red petals and long pistils

August 12, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, Flower Photos, Photography, Plant PhotosTags: blooms, long pistils, Macro Monday, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, red flower with large pistils, red flower with large red petals, red passion flower, red passionflower 12 Comments

WordPress weekly photo challenge: One shot, two ways

Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “one shot, two ways”. You can click on the photos below for a larger view. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.

When photographing a subject in nature, sometimes it’s hard to determine which angle or side looks best. So I often shoot it from a variety of angles and decide later on. I’m not always sure which photo I prefer in the end.

Here’s a beautiful orange rose shot from above.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: One shot, two ways - orange rose — WordPress weekly photo challenge: One shot, two ways – orange rose

I love seeing the color patterns on the petals but the side shot looks very nice too.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: One shot, two ways - orange rose from the side — WordPress weekly photo challenge: One shot, two ways – orange rose from the side

Even when I shoot from the side, I’m not always sure which side will look best, like with this lovely pink and yellow rose, with more yellow than rose on this first shot.