An anemone flower with burgundy petals with brighter lighter stamens in the center. Set against a black velvet background and photographed using a slow shutter speed while painting with light over the flower.

From my archives: using light painting techniques and a slow shutter speed to create this still life floral image of an Anemone coronaria ‘Bordeaux’ flower.

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A single white garlic stem arising from a mass of flowers on the woodland floor with a cluster of white star shaped flowers on the top of the stem.

Another one of my spring dreamy wildflower shots ~ wild garlic. I was almost intoxicated by the strong smell of garlic as I lay on the ground to get this shot as the woodland floor was a mass of white flowers as far as the eye could see.

#wildflowers #flowerphotography #leavesnbloom #ireland

Little white flowers with yellow stamens against a green foreground and background. Taken by Rosie Nixon in Ireland.

From the archives: Pretty little white wood anemones that carpet the woodland floor during March and April each year.

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Two orange poppies with the sunlight illuminating through the petals. In one the petals are opening wide and you can see the stamens through the petals.

In the sunlight the poppies paper thin petals are almost translucent as they seem to dance in the breeze, swaying & swirling like a flamenco dancer. Taken with a Helios 44-2 58mm F2 lens.

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A pink wildflower [Rosebay willowherb] with red stems growing through masses of pale coloured grasses

Nothing quite like standing out from the crowd!
~ Rosebay willowherb

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Orange blurry bokeh surrounds a single beech leaf in the centre of the image illuminated by the light.

As the sun filtered through the beech trees it bathed these leaves in this ethereal glow.

I love to shoot with a shallow depth of field to create dreamy images like this.

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A single clematis flower backlit from the setting sun which has illuminated the flower and shows off the detail in the petals. This shot has been taken with a vintage lens and the orbs of light in the background swirl around the flower and frame it nicely.

Strolling through a garden as the sun begins to set is the absolute best as the warm, golden light casts a beautiful glow on everything.

Backlit Clematis viticella 'Etoile Violette' shot with a vintage Helios 44-2 58mm F2 lens. #helios #vintagelens #nature #leavesnbloom #flowerreport #photography

purple anemone flower macro showing the detail in the centre of the flower

I love anemone flowers wild & cultivated as I find them so photogenic. This image was included in my 'Say it With Flowers' solo exhibition in Edinburgh a few years ago at one of the only photographic galleries in Scotland. #flowerphotography #leavesnbloom #flowers #nature #photography #floralfriday