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Icy Pink Flames is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. In my mind’s eye, the florets looked like pink flames with light blue and purple tips.

My wife and I got a couple of inflatable paddle boards last summer. Living close to Lake Stevens made it a no brainer for casual stress free exercise. We are never going to be extreme (we don't go when there's much wind or waves). A few more miles from our house is little Lake Casidy which...

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

Illuminated is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. This is torch lily. Bob only had two of them, but they both looked real good with excellent colors and freshness.

Orange Canna is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. I was attracted to the canna lily in my Orange Canna piece by the hues. In fact, they called to me from all the way across the width of the farm’s largest garden. I simply had to...

Ejected is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. In my mind’s eye, their splattered appearance made it feel like the splotches had been sprayed up and out of the center, and they became elongated while dripping or running down the petals.

Hypnotic is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. I’m not sure what it is, but it has characteristics similar to a coneflower.

Connected is from my Naturally Abstract collection and is another composed at the magical Yonce Farm. This flower was an excellent candidate for placing the focal point deep inside of it. Not only were the colors fantastic, but the petals and stamen helped create a naturally abstract setting...

Toasty is from my Naturally Abstract collection and is another composed at the magical Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. In my mind’s eye, the anthers had the appearance of something that had been toasted (especially around the edges).

Rainbow Tornado is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the magical Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. In addition to being backlit, I loved the colors and shapes here. In my mind’s eye, I immediately thought that it looked like a tornado with a rainbow of colors dropping...

Inspired by Dean. I normally love color when it comes to Flowers by Dean’s B&W inspired me to try it. cc welcome

Anther Cluster is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the magical Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. I loved the background colors so I decided to surround this group of anthers with them. At two times life size magnification, the background just dissolves into colors and...

Kaleidoscope is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the magical Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. The colors and patterns felt like they had been rotated into position.

Canna Curl is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. It was so tantalizing that I refused to give up until I felt that I had captured everything I wanted. The environmental conditions were really challenging (e.g., continually changing light...

On The Inside is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. I decided to try something completely different for this piece. I focused way down inside this lily (basically where the filaments and stigma are attached).

Bonfire Party is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. Because of the angles of the anthers and how they are arched, in my mind’s eye they appeared to be leaning toward the flames of a blazing campfire as if they were setting...

Ok, well spring is in the air for now, as we have snow in the forecast for Saturday night into Sunday. These are flowers blooming in the yard. CC welcome! I also learned a new trick with my Manfrotto tripod!!

Since going for a walk and taking pictures in my house are two things I'm allowed to do during our time of sheltering in place, I decided to combine the two. I collected a few flowers yesterday and set them up in my kitchen for some macro shots. I shot these with my EOS R, taking advantage of...

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.