350: Misted Floret

Settings: f/8, 1/180, ISO 100, 50mm Pentacon M42, 51mm extension, 1/4 flash (bounced,) tripod.

337: Future Compost

Settings: f/8, 1s, ISO 100, 50mm Cosinon M42, 17mm extension, tungsten light, cable release, tripod.

326: Berries, Frost & Leaves

Settings: f/11, 1/180, ISO 100, 58mm Helios-44M M42, 21mm extension, 1/4 flash (bounced.)

299: Blueberry Leaves

Settings: f/5.6, 1/80, ISO 200, DA 16-45 (34mm.)

294: Grapes on Vine

Settings: f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 200, DA 16-45 (38mm.)

281: Autumn Leaves

Sycamore, I think.

Settings: f/2.8, 1/80, ISO 200, 50mm Cosinon M42, 19mm extension, fluorescent desk lamp.

277: Apples on the Tree

Settings: f/5.6, 1/200, ISO 800, 50mm Cosinon M42.

263: Blackberry Muddle

Settings: f/5.6, 1/25, ISO 200, 135mm Soligor M42 1:2.8.

261: Ripening Tomatoes

The traffic lights are all on at once here, but they're very slow to change. And they get eaten; those two red examples were picked later in the day.

Settings: f/3 (approx,) 1/200, ISO 100, 58mm Helios-44-2 M42. Some curves and colour adjustment, slight sharpen and crop.

198: Bread and Cheese

What's in a namesake?
No cheese. No bread either, for that matter. Just leaves from a hawthorn.

Settings: f/11, 1/4, ISO 200, 50mm Cosinon M42, 10mm extension, 1/4 flash, white cards, copy stand.

161: Limnanthes Douglasii

Settings: f/2.8, 1/100, ISO 100, 50mm Pentacon M42.

152: Conifer Buds

Settings: f/6.7, 1/2.5, ISO 100, 50mm Cosinon M42, 32mm extension, 1/4 flash, tripod. Curves & colour adjustment.

136: Turnip Leaves

Settings: f/6.3, 1/60, ISO 200, P-FA 50mm.

081: Baby Nasturtium

This tiny nasturtium was the first seed-sown plant to appear this year. It's the current leader of its class in the springtime growth race.
It's so neat and fragile, therefore rather like a baby, I thought. But at least it doesn't scream and mess itself, it doesn't require a great deal of care, and I only have to keep it for about ten months before it withers away.
Plus I can pull bits off and eat them. Yum!

Settings: f/5.6, 1/180, ISO 100, 50mm M42, 17mm extension, 1/4 flash, white reflector.

044: Frilly Lettuce

This is so green. No colour adjustments of any kind, though; it's vert naturel.
f/9, 1/180 sec. ISO 200, 50mm M42, 51mm extension, low flash.

030: Black Radish

It won't be long before winter is over, but a few of these dark roots still lurk in the garden, refusing to be categorised easily in the kitchen. They are appreciated when cooked, but actually making the decision to prepare them is not a light one. Not only do they have to be banished from he bosom of the Earth but I need to consider a suitable way to cook them beforehand. Their hearty, robust nature [in structure and taste] does not sit well with many delicate, subtle ingredients. Their strength and stubbornness makes them probably the most wintry vegetable I can imagine.
But I can see at least a couple of these being roasted in the near future - so that's a plan already.

Photo settings were f/8, 1/100 sec. ISO 100. M42 50mm, 9mm extensions.
I haven't had much time or opportunity to take any genuinely decent photos today, but the frozen snow from yesterday added some interest to potential outdoor scenes. I think the radishes possess a great variety of textures and shapes, if not a great deal of colour. Spiky fresh leaves sit on top while gangly dead stems flop below them. An algal bloom encrusts the root tops, highlighting both the root's skin texture and the time it has spent in the ground. A scattering of crusty snow finishes off this picture - not a great image, but one that I can relate to.