Birds and Bees

Busy worker bee.

Bee in flight.

At first I thought this was a hummingbird but looking online I see it is an Olive-backed Sunbird. He is looking at me like he does not like having his photo taken at all. Bird has a bad attitude.

We were at Gardens by the Bay taking photos of the flowers, I did not expect to try to photograph birds. Decided to give it a try just as a what the heck sort of thing. Glad I did. Even though the plants and flowers are in the way these photos are still pretty good and it makes me want to go try some more birds photos. 

You can really see the pretty feathers in this photo.

Profile shot, lol!

Look at those wings fluttering! And that beak slightly open, very pretty.

If the haze clears out I'll try more birds soon.

Happy Friday!!!

Singapore Orchid Show

Photos of the Singapore Orchid Show on display at the indoor Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay. Enjoy!

Crowded day at the Flower Dome. 

Everyone taking photos, this must be the single most photographed spot in Singapore.

Beautiful orchids with the sunlight hitting them perfectly.

Its a large space, tons to see.

I love flowers! Sunlight is giving them a nice edgy glow.

Wish I could have removed the dead bloom for this photo. No touching is allowed.

This orchid looks like it has little fuzzy strings hanging from the center of the blossoms. I tried googling this but I am still not sure if it just happened to land there accidentally or if it is a part of the flower. I have a few other photos that show this orchid has quite a few of these fuzzy strands. 

Nice colors, greens and purples...

Love this one too, bright white.

Shadows were a problem. I should get an external flash to light up the shadows but then I would really stand out and I prefer to blend in! 

Love this pic!

Here is a close up of the flowers she was photographing. They are pretty indeed! Might be my favorite photo today.

A durian play house. Stinky I bet.

Selfie stick in the trees.

Happy Friday!!!

Garden Show 2016 at Gardens by the Bay

Photos from the Garden and Flower Show at Gardens by the Bay.

Part of the temporary structures for the Garden Show this year. Some of the displays were outdoors, some partially indoors like under this structure and some totally indoors with air conditioning. The show covered a large section of Gardens by the Bay consisting of more than 70 displays over 9.7 hectares. 

This is my favorite photo from this post. Mother and daughter I assume, holding hands and admiring the flower art. When its crowded and the lighting is making it difficult to get a good pic of the flowers, this sort of shot is what I go for and sometimes I think its even better than just having a shot of the flowers alone. This was at an indoor air conditioned display, there must have been a dozen or more displays in this one area. 

Beautiful floral display with pine branches creating a dramatic backdrop. These displays are about 8 feet tall and 12 feet wide. 

I need to weave one of these "eggs" for my backyard dining table :)

I was excited for this photo but it didn't work out the way I had hoped. It was a white crimped fan with flowers in the middle and a mirror so when you looked in you saw yourself. You can almost make out my blurred camera selfie in the center. It was going to be my new profile photo for this blog... bummer! Excellent table top flower design.

Lots of photographers at the show.

Another one of my favorite displays. A regular size pot with a ferry garden. 

The waterways had spinning giant flower displays, gorgeous. Sunny day, not a cloud in the sky, must have been 250 degrees outside. yuck.

I was ready to jump in that water to save myself from heat stroke.

Beautiful flowers...

more beautiful flowers...

and more beautiful flowers.

And one handsome husband!

Happy Friday!!!