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Wildflower season has started. I found these Shooting Stars out and about around Crested Butte. ( *I stand corrected they are combines) CC Welcome.

This is from my backyard. I thought it would make a great B&W. CC welcome. Thank you!

First real sign of spring here.

Here, I was fooling around with flowers floating in the water as small waves came across the lake...

Close-up of a hibiscus bloom.

Ribbon is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. In my mind’s eye, the curl of the stamen reminded me of how a ribbon on a present is sometimes formed into a coil to add a touch of artistic flair and a little extra love while wrapping it.

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.

Big Wing is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. Some of Bob's canna lilies have large stamens. This one was almost the size of a petal on the flowers I see in Hopeland Gardens. I’m not sure if they are a specific type or Bob’s plants...

Stormy is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. I used my Frankenstein lens for this and it is pretty close to 3X magnification. This is coneflower, and it required a full 10 seconds of shutter time (which is an enormous...

Slithering Purple is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. I believe this is iris.

Fountain Camellia is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC.

Backside Beauty is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. This is from the same flower as my last post. It was one of those moments where you create something that you hadn’t originally intended or really didn’t even think about beforehand...

Glorious Morning is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. I have wanted to capture a morning glory for several years now, but they can be quite difficult to frame in a way that is aesthetically pleasing. If you place the focal point on the...

Red Drops is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC.

Ripple Glow is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. As I mentioned to Alan in my previous post, the DOF is extremely shallow with this combination of equipment. Here, I dealt with it by composing several versions with different focal...