Robert's Ramblings

Well into Spring now and the warmer weather is a real treat.

The vineyards are all sprouting and green is returning to the woody brown tones of the Winter bare vines.

I love the soft low light from the horizon and the way it emphasizes texture, gives depth and ambiance and highlights the odd thread of a wandering spiderweb.


Photo: Robert Rath, '366 Days of 2012, Day 275 - Promise of Wine'. 1/800s f/3.5 IS160 145mm

Lilys, lilys everywhere, well at at least in the cold and moist place of the Adelaide hills and in my mother's garden.

Oriental lilys are around all year in florists and supermarkets and even petrol stations. So it is a real treat to have local Arum Lilys plucked from the garden or in this case from a hillside stream.

They may be local but these Arum Lilys, Zantedeschia aethiopica are a long way from their original South African origins.


Photo: Robert Rath, '366 Days of 2012, Day 274 - Lily River'. 1/1000s f/2.8 IS320 135mm