Shot on the same visit to Gardens by the Bay as the last post. What stopped me was the way the light hit both roses — soft and directional, giving them a kind of glow that stood out against the quiet, dark greens behind them. From there, it was just about framing things simply and letting the light do most of the work.
Spotted this Treasure Flower bud at Gardens by the Bay this morning — still holding its secret, not quite ready to bloom.
Shot with Dad’s old Leica-R 100mm f/2.8 macro adapted to my Canon R5. It’s fully manual, and with such a shallow depth of field, nailing focus was tricky. But there’s something about how Leica lenses render light and softness — that creamy bokeh, that sense of something hidden just beneath the surface.
A quiet reminder that sometimes, the treasure is in the waiting.
Photographed in late 2022 during Dad’s remission from cancer, using one of his favourite Leica lenses, adapted onto my Canon… He was a photographer by profession. For me, it was more a hobby that became more serious when I grew up. A few days before he passed, he told me he was happy with these portraits and that I might even be doing them better than he would have. It meant more than I knew how to say…