Splendorous Spiderwort - Captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve
Chinese Violet Cress - aka the February Orchid captured at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Giverny Splendor - Beautiful Dahlia captured in Claude Monet's Garden in Giverny
Beautiful Sunflower Sunset At the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Budding King Protea
Visual Poetry
Nature's Palette - Beautiful Broadleaf Arrowhead flowers against a dreamy bokeh background of water lilies. Captured at Mote Aquarium in Sarasota Florida.
Natures's Budding Beauty in B&W - Captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve
Luminescence - Vivid Cosmos Flower captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve. POV beneath the flower on a bright afternoon gives it a luminescent effect
Cornucopia Of Color - Budding Lily of the Nile captured at the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri
Wild Musk Thistle Flowers - Captured hiking in Longmont, Colorado
SNature's Poetry - stunning Asiatic Lily captured at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Visions of Spring - apanese Water Iris captured in the Japanese Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Cascade of Color - Indian Pink aka Spigelia marilandica, captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve
Scorpionweed Flower - the name belies its beauty - AKA Phacelia, captured at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Nature's Radiance - Indian Pink aka Spigelia marilandica, captured at Shaw Nature Reserve
Budding Zinnia
Longing For Spring - Beautiful tulips captured at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Nature In Our Backyard - Bearded Iris from my wife’s garden
Spring's Beauty - Dianthus flowers blooming in the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Budding Kangaroo Paw
Purple Passion Flower - Captured at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Green Illusions - Captured at the Jewel Box in St. Louis' Forest Park
Explosion of Color
Rocky Mountain Wildflower - Mountain Dandelion preparing for winter. Captured in Rocky Mountain National Park along the Wild Basin Trail
Rocky Mountain Wildflower - Mariposa Lily - Rocky Mountain National Park
Wild Dianthus Flower Macro - Rocky Mountain National Park
Potinara Orchid - Captured at the Butterfly House © Michael Smith Photography
Moth Orchid - Captured at the Butterfly House© Michael Smith Photography
Wildflowers backlit by the early morning sun. - Perhaps Downy or Great Blue Lobelia, captured in the Shaw Nature Reserve
Wildflowers backlit by the early morning sun - Perhpas Wild Blue Phlox flowers, captured in the Shaw Nature Reserve
Back Lit Poppy - Captured in Shaw Nature Reserve
Back Lit Poppy in Shaw Nature Reserve
Beauty in Purple - Penstemon Serrulatus Flower captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve
Always Beautiful Bluebell Flowers - Captured in the Shaw Nature Reserve
Bluebell Buds - Captured in the Shaw Nature Reserve
Mature & Still Beautiful Pink Roses - Captured on Siesta Key
Wildflower taken at the Whitmire Wildflower Garden in the Shaw Nature Reserve
Captured at Montage Palmetto Bluff South Carolina
Budding Brazilian Plume
Farewell To Summer - Sunflowers at sunset at the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Sunflowers at Sunset - captured the at Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Sunflowers at Sunset - Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Fleeting Beauty - The Ohio Spiderwort, aka Bluejacket, blooms late spring through midsummer, during the early part of the day. Captured this beautiful blue wiildfower at the Shaw Nature Reserve.
Calling It A Day - Water Lilies near the end of the day in Naples FL
Basking Palm Leaves - Naples FL
Purple Orchids - Captured at The Butterfly House
Purple Orchids - Captured in the Butterfly House
Multi-Colored Orchids - Captured in the Sophia M Sachs Butterfly House
Nature in Our Backyard - Mandevilla from my wife's Garden
Purple Orchids - Captured at The Butterfly House
Cactus Flower - Captured at the Montezuma Castle National Monument
Hollyhock & Arizona Landscape Vista From Sedona Arizona
"Double Delight" Rose captured in the Tlaquepaque Art Village in Sedona Arizona
Foxglove Plant - Captured in the Tlaquepaque Art Village in Sedona Arizona
Aquilegia canadensis (Red Columbine) - Captured at the Mt. Pleasant Winery in Augusta MO
Fern in B&W - Captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve
Illusion of Luminescence - The sun shining through the radiant Prickly Pear Cactus aka Indian Fig or Devil's Tongue.
Summer's Jewels - Multiple exposure of a patch of Black Eyed Susans at the Shaw Nature Reserve
Emerging Beauty - Blooming Coneflowers captured at Shaw Nature Reserve
Multiple Exposure of Aster Flowers - captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve
Multiple Exposure of Lobelia Blue Flower - captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve
Multiple Exposure of an Indian Pink Flower - captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve
Radiant Hues - Blue Trumpet Vine, aka Laurel Clockvine, captured on Capri, in the Gulf of Naples, Italy.
Coastal Manroot Flower aka Wild Cucumber - Captured in Muir Woods
Golden Wild Wheat - captured at the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area. Applied a LAB inversion in Photoshop creating an interesting backlit effect.
Mexican Marigold in B&W - Captured in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies near Boulder. The depth and texture was achieved using Photoshop's LAB inversion process.
Blowing In The Wind - Blue Buffalo Grass captured on Siesta Key
Wild Musk Thistle Flowers - Captured in Longmont Colorado
White Prickly Poppy - Captured at the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO
Apache Plume - Captured at the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs CO
Prickly and Beautiful - Thistle Flower captured at the Garden of the Gods
Desert Sunset - Captured at the Desert Botanical Garden
Sunflower Sunset At the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Barrel Cactus Macro
Fire Barrel Cactus Macro
Pink Harmony - Captured at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Blooms of Colors - Beautiful Foxgloves captured at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Calendula aka Pot Marigold in B&W
Wild Columbine - Captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve
Ohio Spiderwort - Captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve
:Pink Ladies aka Pink Evening Primrose and Mexican Primrose - Captured at the Shaw Nature Reserve
Nature In My Backyard - Beautiful Cone Flowers from my wife's garden
Dreaming - Sunflower captured at the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area with an artistic rendering with Photoshop, Topaz Labs and a texture
Coneflower Up Close & Personal
Waling-Waling Orchids - Captured at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Unique Silky Styles of the Meadow Anemone
Water Lilies of the Missouri Botanical Garden
