Tag Archives: Tropical

Black And White Photography, Landscape, Monochrome, This and That

Moon Flower Blossom – Black And White

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The Moon blossom appears to me to be quite different from other flowers. The twist and turn to the tip almost looks like a soft server ice cream cone 🤣.

I think it might be interesting to create a small collection of blossoms like this for a B&W gallery.

Moon Flower Blossom - Black And White
Moon Flower Blossom – Black And White

Photograph taken early morning as the dew began to cover the plant. Interestingly the dew doesn’t seem to effect the blossoms, the plant withers only after the flower has opened for the night.

Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100, Lightroom, Topaz, DxO Silver Efex.

Charleston, Film Filter, Landscape, OM System, What I Saw

Dinner Plate Hibiscus / Fuji Coloring

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The Dinner Plate Hibiscus, also called Rose Mallow, is a tough perennial plant famous for its giant, tropical flowers that measure 8 to 12 inches wide. (wikipedia) They also can grow to 6 feet tall. In general a huge plant.

Best viewed large.

Plate Hibiscus / Fuji Coloring
Plate Hibiscus / Fuji Coloring

Specs; OM-1 mk2, OM 100-400 II. Finished with Lightroom, DxO Filmpack Fuji film filter.

Birds, Charleston, Marsh, OM System, ON1, Wildlife

Tropical Marsh Scene, Anhinga

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This photograph just looks like a jungle scene. Tall grass, big palms in the background. It fit the bird, an Anhinga, perfectly.

The Anhinga originated in the Amazon of South America. Slowly they spread north and now live here year round. The soft brown neck feathers ID this as a female. These are aggressive birds, and here only the Alligators prey on them.

Tropical Marsh Scene, Anhinga
Tropical Marsh Scene, Anhinga
Birds, Egret, Landscape, Marsh, OM System

Marsh Scene

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I moved external drives around today,  it’s much too hot outside so time for inside chores. I have a much smaller catalogue of photos on my drives now.

I went through folders checking everything worked and decided to find some early spring landscape images never published. Landscapes are usually good candidates for DxO Filmpack.

Below is a photograph finished with an old Kodak 35mm film stock. A Great Egret flying low over a rookery.

Best viewed large.

Marsh Scene
Marsh Scene