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I went the other night to another local park to take some test shots against some chain link fence by their tennis courts as I am trying to deduce why I am sometimes getting very soft edges with this D7100 and 18-200mm lens since it was converted to IR. It only happens sometimes, so I was doing...

Detail on the maple tree next to my deck. The color has changed dramatically this week as wind and rain knocked most of the leaves off.

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...

Leftovers is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. This is just simple discarded flora. A leaf that some caterpillars ate, over the top of Autumn Rouge azalea that had fallen off the bush. I found it interesting that in some...

Veins is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. My initial artistic vision was to capture the spatter-like features since they have an undeniably abstract feel. But, in the process of doing that, Mother Nature modified the appearance of the...

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.

Cessation is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. This is another backlit leaf from the swampy area (when they are lit up like this one, they act as beacons and pull me right towards them). I was captivated by the thought that Mother Nature...

These are from a walk in late November at sunrise. I love how beech leaves hang on late into the winter and turn golden when the sun hits them. I took so many shots that morning that culling the folder is daunting, but I finally got around to these edits. Got a couple more to share when I get...

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.

Lava Leaf is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. This is from the same area where my Fire Veins piece was created (same type of leaf, and backlit as well). Finding subjects like this is one of the main reasons I love abstract macro so much.

While reveling in the fresh fallen snow while at my daughters in Colorado a week or so ago I had gone out with a camera to shoot more intimate snow scenes and this is another one I found. This leaf was standing on edge frozen in place despite rather gusty winds. All comments are welcome, Jim

Arcs is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. I have lots more sap, but I thought I'd better throw something else in every now and then to keep you from burning out on them. ;) This is a hosta leaf and I loved the colors and...

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.