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Rock Rose
In June and July, the Rock Rose (Cistus x purpureus) produces crumpled, dark-pink flowers splashed with maroon at the base of each petal.
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Bitesized Review: Wimberley Plamp
The Wimberley Plamp is an extremely useful gadget for anyone, like me, who regularly takes photographs of flora in its natural habitat – outside. Check out my bitesized review of this great piece of...
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An apology…..
John Hallett Photography apologises for the late arrival of any further photographs. This has been mainly due to a very busy time at work which coincided with the worst Summer that I can remember....
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Bitesized Review: Right-angle viewfinder
If you are interested in macro photography - particularly when out in the field, as opposed to studio work - then you will appreciate how difficult it can be to take photographs of the natural world....
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Witch Hazel
A few years ago I took a photograph of witch hazel (hamamelis) and, with the single click of the shutter, managed to make it look like the ugliest flower known to man. (See it on my Flickr photostream...
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Spring has sprung
Spring technically doesn’t arrive until March 20th this years but it certainly feels very spring-like with the clear blue sky and warm sun. It seemed an ideal opportunity to capture the flowers that...
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3 Spring shots
The past weekend’s milder, Spring-like, weather was a double-edged sword. I really wanted to get out into the garden and start preparing for the year ahead – but I also wanted to blow the dust off my...
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Blue chrysanthemum
With Spring still waiting around the corner it seems that sometimes you have to improvise. Fortunately I had recently bought Mrs H some Easter flowers and these made a fine still-life subject the other...
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Lightroom 4 Bitesize: Creating a triptych
If you want to get all artistic and have multiple images of a related theme shown together then Lightroom has the answer. The actual layout is totally flexible and only limited by your imagination but...
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The Chive
Following on from my recent tutorial on creating a triptych, here’s a reworking of a triptych I did last year – but this time using the same techniques as in the tutorial. This only took about 5...
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Camellia triptych
I took a few shots with my new Pentax K5 yesterday of the various Camellia bushes flowering in the garden. It is a shame that the recent frosts (in April ??) have spoiled them a little but it was still...
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Allium
As a keen cook, any mention of the word Allium immediately makes me think of onions, garlic, chives & leeks (Allium is the Latin word for garlic) since one or more play a part in most evening meals...
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Pelargonium
Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants which includes about 200 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs, commonly known as geraniums (or in the United States as storksbills). They make great...
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Yellow iris
This stunning yellow iris is from our garden. The background was distracting and didn’t complement the yellow of the flower and so I picked it and took it into a studio environment. Ha ha…. see what I...
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Juxtaposition
The juxtaposition of two contrasting objects, images, or ideas is the fact that they are placed together or described together, so that the differences between them are emphasized. Juxtaposition is the...
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Honeysuckle
The honeysuckle in the garden has been a real show this year. It’s been an odd year with the seasons running very late. Some plants have not appreciated it at all but others seem to have thrived. I am...
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