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Sunset On The Flowers, Big Sur. Probably nobody noticed the tiny flowers while walking by, I was attracted to them by the evening sunlight. _B4C6600Crop1x by Black Rock Art, on Flickr

Scribbles is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. I’m not really sure what this thing is, but it kind of looked like some type of interesting cabbage. Since I wanted to even out the light (i.e., bring down the highlights and...

Petals is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. I placed the left side petal in the frame so that the edge of it weaves its way up diagonally and then used the edge as my focal point.

Weed Star is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. The design of the leaves on the head was simply irresistible.

Flame Spike is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. This is another one that was only possible thanks to my Frankenstein lens as it is very close to 3X magnification. To amplify the brightness of the subject, I used an angle...

Dandy is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. Not sure how many of you have ever tried the trick I used on this one, but if not, it might be something you'll keep in your back pocket. If you use a plamp to hold your subjects...

Wind Down is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Rye Patch in Aiken, SC. I refused to give up on capturing this even though Mother Nature tried hard to convince me that I should move on to another subject. She threw wind, cloud cover, and lighting changes at me, but I...

Canna Waves is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. I jumped at the chance to capture as much as I could of what I first saw. Though not all of the backlighting remained, I was able to utilize some of it for this. The golden hour rising...

Purple Lightning is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. This was also found in the pot on the side of the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame & Museum the same morning as my previous post (the Zapped piece). In my mind’s eye, I instantly...

Zapped is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. I discovered this coleus in a pot on the side of the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame & Museum. I loved how the colors were brightest next to the vein and then gradually decrease in...

Vein Wheel is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. This is some type of a round leaf. I discovered many of them down by the water.

Wet Christmas is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. The colors reminded me of Christmas.

Hot Skull is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. This is crepe myrtle that was exposed just before creating the image. Most of it was initially hidden under the bark. It was loose, and I was so curious about what was under...

Bubbling Yellow is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. I searched several seasons before I found one of these little flowers that was large enough to fill the entire frame. I loved all the arcs and loops.

Centrifugal is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. After processing this one, it immediately became my new favorite cone flower.

Meal Design is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. I loved the design cut into the yellow hibiscus leaf likely by some type of insect that had eaten it.

Inner Smile is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. I loved the bold, attractive colors on this canna lily, but the pattern they created was equally alluring.

Life Lines is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. I liked how the backlighting really lit this canna lily leaf up and how the veins flowed out into the frame from the midrib.

Swirled is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Rye Patch in Aiken, SC. I found this very wet rose in the rose garden. I felt that the water and drops added to the overall abstract feel.

Epicenter is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. This is pollen covered stokes aster.