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Backside Beauty is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. This is from the same flower as my last post. It was one of those moments where you create something that you hadn’t originally intended or really didn’t even think about beforehand...

Glorious Morning is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. I have wanted to capture a morning glory for several years now, but they can be quite difficult to frame in a way that is aesthetically pleasing. If you place the focal point on the...

Organized Chaos is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. This is algae on the surface of a reflecting pool. In my mind’s eye, I thought that the randomly dispersed strands looked as if they may have come from a bubble that popped and sent them...

Injection is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. This is another canna lily leaves scene. In my mind’s eye, the large drop near the top of the needle-like protrusion immediately made me think of a liquid that had been forced from a...

Down The Drain is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. As I looked down the tube formed by the rolled canna lily leaves, in my mind’s eye, the spiraling effect immediately made me think of a drain. With the very shallow depth of field...

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...

Wind Down is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Rye Patch in Aiken, SC. I refused to give up on capturing this even though Mother Nature tried hard to convince me that I should move on to another subject. She threw wind, cloud cover, and lighting changes at me, but I...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...