Budding King Protea
This beautiful flower, aka Protea Cynaroides, is the national flower of South Africa. Captured at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Budding Zinnia
Maco of an elegant budding zinnia captured at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Nature's Way
Close up abstract of a leaf on a slow moving water feature at the Shaw Nature Reserve
Coastal Manroot Flower
aka Wild Cucumber, from deep in my archives, captured while hiking in Muir Woods circa 2012
Visual Poetry
Beautiful Tulip macro captured at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Unique Silky Styles of the Meadow Anemone
aka Pulsatilla Vulgaris captured at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Budding Kangaroo Paw
Captured at a Photographing Spring Flowers workshop at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Red Pearl
Shaking it up a bit with water drop photography, a fun diversion from the more traditional genres.
Coneflower Up Close & Personal
Nature in our backyard from this past summer. The color and detail of Coneflowers are spectacular!
Calendula aka Pot Marigold in B&W
Captured in my daughter's garden in Texas
Fire Barrel Cactus Macro
Withering flora on a Barrel Cactus in the Desert Botanical Garden
Explosion of Color
Macro of botanicals (Caladium) captured at the Jewel Box in Forest Park, St. Louis
Barrel Cactus Macro
Colorful desert flora captured at Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix AZ
Water Drop Refraction
A flower in the background refracts through the water drop
Water Drop Refraction II
A red flower in the background refracts through the water drop
Budding Brazilian Plume
aka Justicia carnea, captured in The Climatron at the Missouri Botanical Garden