Few tinny Lichen cups. We found them during a walk, in an area where most things were already dried. Resilient little guys. Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm --- ISO 400 --- f/11 --- 1/200 sec © 2019 @brumest.

Three shots captured using one of my favorite manual lenses. A Pentacon 50mm The low contrast (at least in my copy's case) and the dreamy bokeh are the calling card of this little gem. All these were

This is a very common plant around here, specially in Pine areas. Besides smelling great it also looks great and loves to pose in front of our macro lens. Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm --- ISO 400 --- f/9

No, it's not the end of the world yet, only the end of another day (hopefully). Three shots from the same sunset, captured in Seixal, Portugal. No matter the time of the year the seagulls are always present.

That's the name of these little fellas. Another specie growing in our magic balcony. Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm --- ISO 320 --- f/20 --- 1/320 sec © 2019 @brumest. All rights reserved. I call it magic because

Few shots of decaying flowers. This first one is from something that is regularly included in worldwide dishes. Garlic. Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm --- ISO 500 --- f/29 --- 1/100 sec © 2019 @brumest. All

Today, while shopping, we saw few of these Cyclamen for sale. I knew there were few shots with them somewhere, so after getting back home I looked for it in a couple of folders till I finally found them.

We have around 30 Orchids here at home ( conservative estimation :p ) During a certain morning period our kitchen table becomes the perfect place to shoot on, and get this cool pitch black background you

Two butterflies photographed in Poland. This first fella was caught trying his white walker dragon Halloween costume. Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm --- ISO 1000 --- f/14 --- 1/400 sec © 2019 @brumest. All

There's one plant nursery that we never skip when going to Sintra. It's actually somewhere between Sintra and Cabo da Roca (the westernmost piece of land in continental Europe). It definitely deserves

Normally these guys end up in the garbage bin immediately after being used. Few months ago I started to keep them with the thought of "doing something" later on and reuse them. That day never

Some call it that, some might call it something else. The truth is that we are formatted that way. We are creatures of routine, like it or not. Some even take it to the extreme and become a bit obsessed

You don't have to like it ;) Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm --- ISO 2000 --- f/13 --- 1/100 sec © 2019 @brumest. All rights reserved. Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm --- ISO 2000 --- f/13 --- 1/100 sec © 2019 @brumest.

Poor flowers must hate me so much by now, even more than some of you do. Putting a hell of an effort to stand out and look good, then a jerk like me comes around, removes all their makeup and still brags

Wonder if these fellas are holding to their twigs as tight as they can, trying not to fall, or if they're simply dying to release themselves to finally fulfill their destiny. Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm

Well.. not when these were shot, but today I am sure they're long gone :p Bad jokes aside, these two dandelions were photographed in Poland, using a very cool little lens landed by my brother in law. A

What can I say? I am a huge fan of this lens. I don't particularly like the famous swirly bokeh much, but I love all the rest. The colors and contrast are simply amazing. The sharpness is quite impressive

Behold the Astrophytum planet. Bellow are a couple of images from this weirdly looking world and its fuzzy life forms. Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm --- ISO 100 --- f/16 --- 1/160 sec © 2019 @brumest. All

These two were photographed in Poland. The original color versions might have attracted your eyes to the deceiving warm sunset tones. These ones, in other hand, will pull you to the silhouettes. Colors

These fellas are also known as "The Gas Plant". The little oily spots you see on the filaments release a very pleasant lemony scent in the air, but they are also extremely flammable, hence the