Moss covered rocks in the Murrumbidgee River
I really liked this Lichen on a dead gum tree
Cork Oak pushed back still growing
Even a stump has life
A real tree fork - this fork must have been left in the tree for years as the tree had grown around it
Branches on a dead tree
This plant caught my attention the way it looked like lava erupting from a volcano
What appears to be a slightly spooky, heart-shaped tree hollow
The Old Man’s Beard lichen that caught my attention
What I describe as a “tree spirit face” - yes a bit of Lightroom tweaking helped to bring it out more
Frost-covered curled leaves
Some of the wattle blooming on Red Hill
Frost melting on Silver Wattle (Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/8.0 and 1/200 SEC])https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/9/15/honeyeaters-rufous-whistler-and-a-multitude-of-small-birds-photographing-at-paddys-river-on-sundays-6-and-13-september-2020
White Cherry Blossoms at Manuka later in the day
Fungi growing in the burnt remains of a tree stump(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 1000, 100mm, f/8.0 and 1/80 SEC])https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/5/16/the-murrumbidgee-river-in-may-with-all-the-beautiful-life-photographing-along-the-murrumbidgee-in-may-2020
A Fuchsia in our garden(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 320, 100mm, f/8.0 and 1/200 SEC])https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/4/29/a-large-australian-wood-duck-family-and-macro-shooting-including-my-first-frogs-photographing-around-canberra-in-april-2020
African Daisy
Water droplets from fog on an African Daisy (Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/8.0 and 1/20 SEC] four shot focus stack)https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/5/26/macrophotography-around-canberra-may-2020
Different perspective of water droplets from fog on the same African Daisy (Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/8.0 and 1/20 SEC] two shot focus stack)https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/5/26/macrophotography-around-canberra-may-2020
French Lavender in our garden(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/5.6 and 1/100 SEC] three shot focus-stacked)https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/7/26/golden-whistlers-weebills-and-a-galah-at-a-hollow-photographing-around-red-hill-nature-reserve-in-july-2020
Red Camellia in our garden (Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/18 and 1/6SEC])https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/7/26/golden-whistlers-weebills-and-a-galah-at-a-hollow-photographing-around-red-hill-nature-reserve-in-july-2020
A very colourful dead tree in the fog(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF40mm f2.8 STM [ISO 400, 40mm, f/8.0 and 1/50 SEC])https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/8/6/photographing-birds-in-a-heavy-fog-photographing-at-goorooyarroo-nature-reserve-on-sunday-2-august-2020
Banksia tree in the conservation area (Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF70-200mm f/4L IS II USM [ISO 400, 200mm, f/7.1 and 1/100 SEC])https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/7/20/australian-pelican-blue-faced-honeyeater-lace-monitor-and-other-amazing-wildlife-photographing-north-of-newcastle-australia-in-november-2019
Banksia Marginata flower in the tree(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/8.0 and 1/100 SEC] focused stack)https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/9/3/yellow-rumped-thornbills-scarlet-robin-and-red-necked-wallaby-joey-photographing-at-tidbinbilla-nature-reserve-on-sunday-30-august-2020
I love the top down view of this Hairpin Banksia(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/10 and 1/80 SEC] with Canon 430EX III-RT flash)
A small Laccaria mushroom and other tiny plants and lichen, lit with a reflector for some soft light (Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/10 and 1/50 SEC] five shot focus stack)https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/8/17/superb-fairy-wrens-australian-wood-duck-and-galahs-photographing-at-goorooyarroo-nature-reserve-on-sunday-16-august-2020
Entomophthora fungus covered murid fly(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/4.0 and 1/20 SEC] with multiple shots focussed-stacked)https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/9/15/sulphur-crested-cockatoo-flowers-and-small-wildlife-photographing-around-home-in-early-september-2020
Centre of purple and white flower(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/11 and 1/80 SEC] with multiple shots focus-stacked)https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/9/15/sulphur-crested-cockatoo-flowers-and-small-wildlife-photographing-around-home-in-early-september-2020
Burnt, old stump still standing in the pine forest(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF40mm f2.8 STM [ISO 100, 40mm, f/22 and 1/15 SEC])https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/10/5/australian-pelican-on-the-molonglo-galahs-and-little-birds-photographing-in-a-pine-forest-on-sunday-27-september-2020
Lichen on a tree(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 200, 100mm, f/8.0 and 1/100 SEC])https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/10/5/australian-pelican-on-the-molonglo-galahs-and-little-birds-photographing-in-a-pine-forest-on-sunday-27-september-2020
Past water level marks on the dead tree from pollen on the water surface(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/320 SEC])https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/10/8/speckled-warbler-orange-winged-sittella-and-at-last-frogs-photographing-at-cuumbeun-nature-reserve-on-sunday-4-october-2020
The nature reserve had large swathes of Viper's Bugloss(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 125, 100mm, f/14 and 1/100 SEC])https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/10/22/gang-gang-cockatoos-other-parrots-and-some-cute-jumping-spiders-photographing-around-red-hill-nature-reserve-and-hughes-in-mid-october-2020
Viper’s Bugloss back-lit by the morning sun(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF70-200mm f/4L IS II USM [ISO 200, 194mm, f/8.0 and 1/100 SEC])https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/11/27/water-birds-overgrown-paths-and-flowers-commuting-and-photographing-in-canberra-in-november-2020
Fungus growing on some pine bark lying on the ground(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF70-200mm f/4L IS II USM [ISO 1000, 81mm, f/8.0 and 1/80 SEC])https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2020/11/27/water-birds-overgrown-paths-and-flowers-commuting-and-photographing-in-canberra-in-november-2020
Fungus growing out of a broken mangrove stump (Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 1000, 100mm, f/11 and 1/100 SEC])https://birdsincanberra.com/blog/2021/1/9/juvenile-striated-heron-pacific-black-ducks-and-life-in-the-mangrove-forest-paddling-and-photographing-along-cyne-mallowes-creek-on-thursday-7-january-2021
One of the amazing but very slow growing Grass Trees
Native Daisy Pacific Reef
Interesting looking Scribbly Gum near where I cut across the bushland to the dam (Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM [ISO 320, 33mm, f/11 and 1/125 SEC])
One of the trees in the flooded forest (Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM [ISO 100, 35mm, f/14 and 0.5 SEC])
Winter tree and rocks near Braidwood(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 1250, 100mm, f/11 and 1/320 SEC])
Small Grey Mangrove (Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 500, 255mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Algerian Iris in the garden (Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/14 and 1/180 SEC] with Canon 430EX III-RT flash with 8 image focus stack)
Grape Hyacinth(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM [ISO 100, 100mm, f/13 and 1/180 SEC] with Canon 430EX III-RT flash)