Summer Lettuces

Canon 7D, 10-22mm Lens. 3 Shot HDR A common sight around the outskirts of Nelson where there are lots of market gardens.

Briar Rose

Canon 7D, 100mm Macro Lens

Briar Rose taken by the Lakeside of Lake Wanaka.  These roses were growing abundantly all round. In World War II people used to pick the Rose Hips to make Rosehip Syrup from these plants - a great source of vitamin C.  Small flowers but still very pretty, but had to watch those thorns!

The Pink Lotus

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Canon 7D, 18-55mm Lens at 31mm, On Tripod

Taken at Wrights Water Gardens in South Auckland a number of years ago, just revisited and reworked some of my images from that trip and found this.  Lotus flowers are simply beautiful.  The Lotus Festival at Wrights Water Gardens is every February and is well worth a visit, so if you're in Auckland make sure you go nice and early.  The gardens are stunning and it makes you feel you've just been thrust into a Monet painting.