Against the light

Today I took the DSLR Canon 400D. I like the speed, the sound of the shutter and the tele lens and decided that I should take shots against the light.

The same palm tree leaves.

This one's taken on the glass.One of my favourite shots.

The bolo bolo flower.

Thunbergia flowers.

Frangipani flowers.

Cordyline leaves.

Palm leaves.

Heliconia.

Ferns.

Flowers in the Singapore Botanic Gardens

The Singapore Botanic Gardens on a Sunday Morning
Camera in hand - the Canon 400D, higher class than the IXUS
that preserved the natural colours, improved the sharpness
and enhanced the enjoyment of my usual photo taking
Flowers, they lead simple lives
I am only a passerby
privileged to catch a glimpse
of their existence
in my more complicated life.

P - - - - - V- - - - - - - - I love the purple tones.

D- - - - - - - P- - - - - - - - - - - - - A flower that embraces the sun.

H- - - - - - - - Striking colours, how could we not notice?

G- - - - - - - S- - - - - - A gentle flower, quiet and lovely.

H- - - - - - - A kind that I have not seen before.

Asystasia intrusa - There were so many of them.

T- - - - - - U- - - - - - - - Pure yellow that seems to flow from a tube of paint.T- - - - - - - - - G- - - - - - - - - - Flowers and buds, always together.

Allocasia macrorrhizos - Perspective.

A- - - - - - P- - - - - - - -
E - - - - - - - - E - - - - - - (Torch Ginger)

C- - - - - - - - - - - - P- - - - - - - - - - 'Alba'

P- - - - - - - or F- - - - - - - - -

See if you can name the flowers correctly. Use the labels on this blog to help you.

Day of the Solar Eclipse

I did not see this wonderful phenomenon and I am not sure if it could be seen in Singapore even if I had made the effort. But I want to remember this day as being a lovely day especially in the evening when the air was pleasantly cool and it was breezy. I took a walk in the Singapore Botanic Gardens and found that many flowers and bridal couples were in the garden enjoying the day.

The intricate design of the main gates to the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Plumeria (Frangipani) flowers bloom for visitors.

One of many flowers on a Cannonball Tree.

What a single Tiger Orchid flower looks like.

Flaming Beauty against the sky.

Interesting Desert Rose flower.

Practising how to say "I do".

Vanda Miss Joaquim.

Ginger flowers.

I just like how these orchids look against the light.

I found a kind of Heliconia I had not seen before (more in another post next time).

Curcuma flower (the purple one)

I would have fired the photographer for shouting at me.

Come on dear, we only have time to do this once.

The colour purple, Alice would love us.

Ever notice that some married couples grow to look like each other?

Interesting Ixoras that look so delicate.

Ixoras again, the more common variety.

Pink Plumerias, great colour for nail polish.

Give us another day and we will blossom.

An important day in history for them and for us, the day the dog ate the sun.