Stephen Mitchell

SaharaBelle is a new member to RB, but not much of a writer. Because I like her work (both in the kitchen :D and with a camera), I’m showing you some her amazing photography. Thankfully SaharaBelle made a few comments during the upload process – so I’ll divulge these with you.

Basically, this post serves as an easy way for our family and friends to quickly see all the cards of her amazing photography. There will be more soon. In fact, some of my collection will moving across. Yes, I took credit for her work … with her permission! But now she is a member, she wants them back.

Anyway, here are all the cards of our recent visit to the Wittunga National Park. I encourage people to leave nice comments on her work. Or critique’s. We’re always looking for extra help on how to take a better photograph!

You might recognise this photograph! I cropped this one to a square image to make her avatar. I love this photograph … it’s so vibrant and almost blinding! What do you think?!

“This one will make a great Christmas card!”. Her words after this uploaded.

I suggested this shot – because she had the Macro-lens. It turned out a lot better than I ever expected. It helps that SaharaBelle made sure the blue sky was in the background of these shots, thereby allowing a lot more light to come through the ‘field of focus’.

Nice shadows in this one. The yellow stamen look like antenna … don’t they?

Hehe, nature’s feather duster! I suspect it would leave more pollen than it would remove!

I just love how this is the colours of the Australian flag!

This little bee is getting his money’s worth of nectar…

It took a while to think of a suitable title. But this choice works well.

Sometimes the title’s are just so apt. Yet come out of nowhere.

I originally suggested “Toilet Brush”, but apparently my humor was NOT appropriate.

I’m sure you can see why this title was chosen. This little bee probably wasn’t imprisoned at all, but they do look like bars around his face!

This is a flower in the process of blooming. When we return next weekend, I hope to capture these in full bloom!

Hehe, this little guy was filling up like a car at the petrol-pump! I’m sure he saw the camera coming toward him, but just had to get that nectar!

This amazing shot was incredibly lucky. With a dedicated macro lens, she was going to shoot just the flower … but found the little black bug inside.

This amazing little bee was sticking his face straight into the flower, digging all the nectar out.

We think this was an ant, but not real sure! He was swimming around the nectar, presumably doing the anty-paddle (doggy paddle, get it?!).

Here is that bee again. This was the last time we saw this guy before he flew back to the hive…

SaharaBelle tells me this is her favourite shot, and I agree. The detail in those wings is outstanding!

But this is not the end! SaharaBelle and I have plans for more day-trips, even with the SA Central group later this year!

SaharaBelle and I hope you all (wink wink at friends and family!) like these cards enough to purchase a few.