**KEEP OUT**!!! (If you don't like flowers!)

[Witch]

Had a bit of a floral few days.....

1) was my blog shot from one day in the week. I've been waiting ages for this geranium to start flowering nicely and now it has it's not disappointed....
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/Photozone72/9871Geraniumcrop.jpg

2) When we moved into this flat nearly four years ago the first plant we bought was this Lavender. It sits in a pot on the balcony wall, and periodically gets knocked off the wall by the kids playing football, but a more good natjured plant you couldn't hope to find and still it flowers wonderfully each year....
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/Photozone72/9876Lavender.jpg

3) Taken in my Mum's garden yesterday - she loves her Clematis and this one is covering one side of the back fence in HUGE purple and blue flowers at the moment - looks stunning! I believe it's called "Fireworks".
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/Photozone72/0138Fireworks.jpg

4) And finally, also from Mum's garden - not sure of the name of this one but it has the most beautiful delicate white and pink blooms.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/Photozone72/0148Clematis.jpg

The more of this sort of thing I do, the more I want a "proper" macro lens. These were all with the Sigma 24-70mm f2.8. Am giving serious consideration to the Sigma 105mm Macro now.

Thanks for looking - as always, comments welcome! :)

[Janice]

she loves her Clematis

I think all us girls do!!! :naughty: :naughty: :D :lol: :naughty:

Seriously, the clematis shots are superb. A macro lens is on my wishlist too, but you have done seriously well with what you had to hand. Well done.

[Witch]

Cheers Janice! Funny though - a couple of months ago my wishlist was essentially empty - nothing I really had in mind to buy. Hasn't stayed that way for long though! :lol:

[moomike]

Clematis Fireworks all the way for me too (that does sound rather odd though thanks to Janice :lol:)
Excellent shots - I like every one of them but the last two are excellent :clap:

[Jo]

Those are cracking shots :love: I think the Fireworks one is my fav.

[Jucklebutt]

I think the second Clematis looks like a 'Nelly Moser'. :)
Lovely shots, and the Fireworks for me too :thumbs:

[mobilevirgin]

SNAP!! Well, almost - your lavender is better than mine, but here's one I did the other day

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/205/506027506_e659172065.jpg

[Jo]

:lol: Mobilevirgin... yours has a face and long ears!!

[Witch]

LOL - there is definately something rabbit-like about that one! I think it's french lavender isn't it, with the ears?

Mum will be delighted that you all like her Fireworks, I'm sure! :D

[Ewan]

Number 3 is great :D

All nice shots though.

[Venomator]

Excellent shots Witchy ... :thumbs: ... love them all but I have a soft spot (?) for a nice Clematis ... :suspect: ... and yours don't disappoint ... :D

Super set to brighten a wet 'n windy BH ... ;)









:p

[mobilevirgin]

:lol: Mobilevirgin... yours has a face and long ears!!

:clap: :clap:

Ha Ha - I hadn't noticed that

But 'tis true :) :)

[DaveFeeder]

Number 3 for me, composition is just a little better than the others for me, more comfortable and immediate. Amazing colours in all of them too!

[Forbiddenbiker]

Very smart Robyn, number two for me too.

[photostar_1]

Who needs macro, when you can produce pics of such quality without :D The clematis really are good, especially Fireworks, but I like them all.

[minimeeze]

Lovely shots, especially the clematis... the 'fireworks' one especially as the colours are so vibrant.

[sakura]

:) really ace photos

:clap:

[namllihs]

Excelent stuff, I like them all.

[King_Boru]

I generally dont like flower shots as they are overdone and generally poor. These on the other hand are very sharp, well composed and exsposed. Nice one.