Today I fancied myself a bit of a botanist studying plants.

Great thing about shooting plants is they’re not shooting back.

Using my happy snapper Nikon Coolpix you can come up with some amazing shots.

However, while it was the first time I used the micro function the quality of some of these shots explains why you should remember to switch it off when you’re not in micro range – ie really up close.

Another shot at shooting plants later – but here goes what I came up with quickly today.

It’s great to see that in a desert country so much effort – and expense – is being put into beautifying the place with such a wide variety of flowers.