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Waggie Windmill is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. I wanted this composition for many years. I knew that the subject had something wonderful in it, but every time prior to the morning this was created there was always something wrong...

Double Drop is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. This is another from my tree sap sub-collection. The shape of it reminded me of glass being blown, and I loved all of the reflections and refractions.

Sugar is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Swan Lake Iris Gardens in Sumter, SC. I loved the soft rolls and arcs and, of course, the colors.

Rolls is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Swan Lake Iris Gardens in Sumter, SC. I was attracted to this scene by how the points and sharp edges in the center create a tension that dissipates in waves that flow out into the frame as the rolled petals become larger and...

Orange Cracks is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Dreher Island State Park in Prosperity, SC. This is more tree sap, and my final one from the state park where the beavers caused the damage.

It was a pretty cold morning last Saturday, this lake was mostly frozen (Lakewood, CO) and these Shovelors found their way to some open water and were very active.

Arcs is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. I have lots more sap, but I thought I'd better throw something else in every now and then to keep you from burning out on them. ;) This is a hosta leaf and I loved the colors and...

Glassy is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. This sap reminded me of blown glass. I loved the color striations and the blues from the reflected sky.

Globs is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. This is pine tree sap. No moss in this one, but some nice reflections and wonderfully colorful refractions.

Tears is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. This is tree sap that was fairly fresh. I believe some of the gorgeous wood colors are due to the limb being recently cut combined with a long period of rain and wet weather. I was able to create...

Life Lines is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC. I liked how the backlighting really lit this canna lily leaf up and how the veins flowed out into the frame from the midrib.

Swirled is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Rye Patch in Aiken, SC. I found this very wet rose in the rose garden. I felt that the water and drops added to the overall abstract feel.

75K_6182 T2a 20x10 Sig 1000 by Tom Makofski posted Sep 25, 2019 at 3:01 PMThis is very different for me!

Epicenter is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. This is pollen covered stokes aster.

Hey guys! I am picking up some slack on FW. Here is another from my series Art by Nature, the tittle says its all. The Cycle of Life _DSC0763-SV12 by lionking posted Aug 31, 2019 at 2:43 PM Me and @Avi Dobzinski ,during our first lucky find, of this photogenic hill, at Ramat HaGolan...

Sap Channel is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Dreher Island State Park in Prosperity, SC. This is another from the area where the beavers had chewed up some of the pine trees. I loved the two big drops and was able to witness sap running through the furrow.

Ogre Skin is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at the Rye Patch in Aiken, SC. I found it growing on a tree. Not sure what it is, maybe some type of moss.

Cracked is from my Naturally Abstract collection and composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. It is also the first image in a sub-collection that I refer to as Stump Art. I liked the dried, abstract patterns and the nearly grayscale color palette.

Fountain Eggs is from my Naturally Abstract collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC. I'm not sure what they are, but they appeared to be some type of egg on the surface of the water. The green leaves are duckweed (which also adds some scale to the eggs). I thought they...