Jacobinia focus stacked image

© Photographer: Milen Mladenov | Agency: Dreamstime.com

Chaenomeles

© Photographer: Milen Mladenov | Agency: Dreamstime.com

 Chaenomeles is a genus of three species of deciduous spiny shrubs, usually 1–3 m tall, in the family Rosaceae. They are native to Japan, Korea, China, Bhutan, and Burma.
These plants are related to the quince (Cydonia oblonga) and the Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis), differing in the serrated leaves that lack fuzz, and in the flowers, borne in clusters, having deciduous sepals and styles that are connate at the base.
The species have become popular ornamental shrubs in parts of Europe and North America, grown in gardens both for their bright flowers and as a spiny barrier. Some cultivars grow up to 2 m tall, but others are much smaller and creeping.

Jacobina macro

 I got this flower as a gift from my parents after finishing the renovations in my home few years ago. Till this year it hasn't bloomed. I wasn't able to find the correct name of the flower in order to read how I was supposed to take care of it, till recently. This year I took it on the balcony and try my best to watch after it. One day I saw that there were forming three blooms - two bigger ones and one smaller. I waited them to become bigger and started photographing it. My idea was with black background and lots of details, that's why I've put a macro filter of 4x (and sometimes 10x) and used focus stacking to get the following photos.

Spring spirit

Spring is here

After a nice winter, what we haven’t seen from some years, here in the North-West of Bulgaria, we finally got spring. Everything was blooming, becoming more and more colorful, the air was full of nice flower smells, so I decided to take my camera and shoot some spring images. I went to my village Valchedram with the task to prep the vineyard for the upcoming season.