Bee in pigface

Flowering pigface (plant) on the beach attracting bees.


F.Zuiko 38mm f1.8 PEN-F  @f11  1/500sec 

Leaves

It has been years, actually more than a decade, that I took a visit to the botanical gardens, however I clearly remember that photographically I could not "see" the beauty around me then.
This time the shapes and light on the little things caught my eye much easier.

Blood leaf, Iresine species

Helios 44-2 50mm   f2  1/1000sec

Never Never Plant, Ctenanthe species

Zenit Helios 44-2  58mm   f4  1/180sec

Feels like Xmas

These small plants remind me of Christmas.
Maybe is the glowing look of the tiny balls-like structure on the stem shining in the morning light, or do they look like snowflakes?


Meyer Optik Trioplan 50mm   f4(?)  1/350sec