daylily

Blue Pod is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. In my mind’s eye, the interesting shapes and colors of the anthers reminded me of dolphins.

Ribs is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. I searched this daylily for a location on the flower that was free of any anthers, stigma, or stamen to create a relatively clean, minimalist feeling, composition. I love how using nothing...

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...

Pile Up is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. This was my first "dip of the toe" into the extreme macro world. I decided to add an extension tube to my normal rig. So, for those of you wondering, that's a Canon 180mm L, 2X Extender...

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

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).