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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...

Hi All! I had the pleasure meeting Jim on a weekend visit down to Ouray. Our paths crossed at one of my favorite hot springs. I am an amateur photographer who bought a macro lens just before coronavirus hit. It makes simple objects around my house look amazing. On a warm Colorado day I am...

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...

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.

Hypnotic is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. I’m not sure what it is, but it has characteristics similar to a coneflower.

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).

Rainbow Tornado is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the magical Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. In addition to being backlit, I loved the colors and shapes here. In my mind’s eye, I immediately thought that it looked like a tornado with a rainbow of colors dropping...

Anther Cluster is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the magical Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. I loved the background colors so I decided to surround this group of anthers with them. At two times life size magnification, the background just dissolves into colors and...

Kaleidoscope is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the magical Yonce Farm in Ridge Spring, SC. The colors and patterns felt like they had been rotated into position.

Tropicana Islands is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed in my back yard. This is the surface of a colorful mushroom. In my mind’s eye, the colors reminded me of orange juice, as if there were land areas surrounded by it.

Canna Curl is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. It was so tantalizing that I refused to give up until I felt that I had captured everything I wanted. The environmental conditions were really challenging (e.g., continually changing light...

Tentacles is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. This magnolia bud was close to the ground which allowed me to get quite close to it while using 2X magnification.

Wet Christmas is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. The colors reminded me of Christmas.

On The Inside is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. I decided to try something completely different for this piece. I focused way down inside this lily (basically where the filaments and stigma are attached).

Light filtering through mushroom gills viewed from the underside. Taken in October, 2014 at Woodhaven Swamp near Vancouver, Canada. Mushroom Gills by Amy Earl posted Apr 22, 2020 at 11:04 AM

Bonfire Party is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. Because of the angles of the anthers and how they are arched, in my mind’s eye they appeared to be leaning toward the flames of a blazing campfire as if they were setting...