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Twofer

April 06, 2025 - I guess I could have called it "Going Up and Down". LOL
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Pansies

April 03, 2025 - Okay, it's probably just me or maybe it's the time of year, but I can't help seeing a white bunny rabbit and maybe the b...
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Brilliant Bloodroot

March 22, 2025 - There was just enough light to illuminate the white flowers, but not so much the ground.
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Lenten Rose

March 17, 2025 - A late Winter early Spring beautiful but poisonous flower.
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Butterfly

March 12, 2025 - It's a nice combination.
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Full Spread

February 19, 2025 - Nice colors on this Tiger Swallowtail.
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Dafy

December 29, 2024 - It really rained hard that day.
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String

December 17, 2024 - I liked the way the flowers kind of weaved through the picture.
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Pack of Posies

December 13, 2024 - Just a fun shot of some pretty flowers.
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Splash

December 04, 2024 - The yellow really came out in the sun.
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Bokeh Dragonfly

November 18, 2024 - Angled the bright white area behind the Dragonfly to outline his dark body.
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One After the Other

November 10, 2024 - Cycle of Life.
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Butterfly and the Bee

November 04, 2024 - They seem to busy to notice each other.
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Butterfly Slope

October 24, 2024 - I liked the way the flowers sloped down across the page, further dividing the two planes.
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Black Butterfly

October 16, 2024 - Just don't see as many of these around.
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Orange Splash

October 10, 2024 - The Sun irradiated this orange Lilly.
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It's a Party!

October 05, 2024 - Three subjects or one?
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Flowering Vine

September 23, 2024 - I really liked the burst type flower and the greens.
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Beehold

September 20, 2024 - Is it more about the butterfly, Bee or flowers? Maybe all the above.
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Small Butterfly Close Up

September 05, 2024 - Really like the detail I got on this one.
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Tiger Swallowtail

August 27, 2024 - I enjoy attempting to capture the Tiger Swallowtail at different angles.
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Milkweed Assassin

August 13, 2024 - Orange is the new Orange.
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Said the Spider to the Bee

August 05, 2024 - You would never see this spider if it wasn't for his big catch.
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Hangin

July 30, 2024 - These are small Butterflies. I like the separation between subject and background.
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Butterfly Food

July 27, 2024 - Light was shining on the Butterfly, but not on the background.
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Beautiful But

July 18, 2024 - If ever there was a cool spider's layer, this would be it.
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Work Work Work

July 13, 2024 - I thought the flower and the Bumblebee were a good match.
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Hummingbird Moth

July 10, 2024 - This little guy is fast!
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Coral Hairstreak Butterfly

July 05, 2024 - This guy is very small and can be easily missed when viewing flowers.
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Peony

June 01, 2024 - I feel the photo has an erotic artistic feel to it.
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The Dogwood and the Predator

May 19, 2024 - Wanted to shoot the translucent flowers when I noticed the silhouette of the spider.
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Daffodils in Red

April 29, 2024 - I thought the red and green spiky leaves offered a good contrast to the soft Daffodils.
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Fiery Skipper 3

April 21, 2024 - Loved the vibrant colors!
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Candida White

March 24, 2024 - This beautiful flower was only about a half inch long.
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Two as One

March 16, 2024 - Love the colors.
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Drops

March 10, 2024 - I liked the flowers delicate nature.
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Rare Honey Bee

March 02, 2024 - Loved the lighting on this.
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Ribbon

February 21, 2024 - For some reason this picture reminds me of Easter.
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Daisy Design

February 06, 2024 - These flowers popped out from the dark.
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Caterpillar Travels

February 03, 2024 - The flower and caterpillar weren't more than an inch to inch and a half long.
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Drama

January 09, 2024 - While I was taking this flower/fern combination I noticed the drama (much clearer at full res.).
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The Abys

December 27, 2023 - Usually you see the side or front of a Butterfly or moth. What an endless world it must be for an insect.
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Center Stage

December 20, 2023 - He's hiding pretty good! Does it feel like he's ready to pounce?
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Mums

December 13, 2023 - A lesson in lighting. What do you think?
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Flower Balls

November 28, 2023 - This bug was less than an inch long and often missed by people walking by.
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Amazing Eyes

November 11, 2023 - Those eyes are the Bees Knees!
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Fiery Skipper

October 21, 2023 - Shot at NC Botanical Garden.
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Must Bee Good

August 28, 2023 - Wow, this flower must really Bee good!
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Bee Design

August 13, 2023 - I liked the design element for this image. A type of Symmetry.
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Pretty Purple

July 30, 2023 - Just a gorgeous flower.
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Working

July 05, 2023 - I like the dimension of the white flowers.
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Lilly

June 17, 2023 - Really liked the color of this Lilly.
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Delighted Daffodils

May 09, 2023 - The light was perfect. Shot during Basics Location Shoot.
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Milan Blue Heron

May 04, 2023 - What's more beautiful than a flowering tree? A flowering tree with a Heron under.
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Just One

February 19, 2023 - Saw this flower with minimal light on it, but enough to separate it from the darker greens. This flower was maybe a half...
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Peacock Orchid

December 28, 2022 - Beautiful flower found at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens.
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Other Side of Madness

November 23, 2022 - Fly got lucky.....this time.
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Mums the Word

November 17, 2022 - In this image, I felt reticulation enhanced the feel of moisture. The shallow depth of field helps, I believe, to make t...
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Into the Mist

October 26, 2022 - Love the detail, the light, the color, and the social meaning.
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Centered Beauty

October 13, 2022 - Beautifully ornate flower.
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Simply White

July 15, 2022 - Love it when the light works like this.
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High Key Winter Rose

May 23, 2022 - Really like how soft the petals look.
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Simple is Best

April 30, 2022 - Shot this with my cellphone camera. Liked the design and the white flowers against the blue sky. Hadn't post in several...
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Plus One

March 18, 2022 - Hi all, I haven't been posting many pictures lately. I have tons of new work including a documentary that I am working o...
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Lilly Light

February 17, 2022 - More than just a beautiful water lily, it's a perfectly lit water lily. Shot in Thailand.
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Fall Leaf

February 05, 2022 - I've always wanted to get a good capture of this plant when the Fall leaves are very colorful and the flowers have dried...
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

December 25, 2021 - Well....at least it's Christmas colors!!! A non-traditional picture for a very non-traditional Covid Year! I hope you ha...
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Winter Rose

December 15, 2021 - I liked the nice soft light falling on the rose.
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Attractant Tube

December 12, 2021 - The Pitcher Plant has beautiful colors in the Fall.
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Winter Pansy

November 23, 2021 - For some reason I have never been able to get a good picture with Pansys, until now.
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Cool Tree

August 16, 2021 - Really liked this tree by Blue Note Grill. Taken with phone camera.
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Dueling Butterflies

August 04, 2021 - Caught these two at Eno River with my phone camera. Really like the flowers.
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Purple Yard Iris

July 03, 2021 - Another flower from the garden shot with my phone.
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Rhododendron

June 14, 2021 - Just another flower in my garden.
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Purple Iris

May 23, 2021 - Shot this with my phone in my backyard.
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White Peony

May 17, 2021 - Peonies fist developed popularity in the 1800. This is one of the flowers growing in my yard that I shot with my cell ph...
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Yellow Iris

May 15, 2021 - Taken in my backyard with my iPhone camera.
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Light through Daffodils

April 03, 2021 - Just playin around with my phone camera. HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!
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Cool Wall Paper

January 21, 2021 - The longer I stare at this the more I see. I like the flow of the flower's lines. The blurry leaves on the left side kee...
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Pretty Maids All in a Row

January 03, 2021 - I like the way this plant almost makes it's own bouquets.
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Fur Bells

December 20, 2020 - I think nature can come up with such interesting shapes.
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Rose in the Sky

July 03, 2020 - It was a cloudy foggy morning and the roses hung over a trellis.
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Hydrangea 2

June 26, 2020 - On the same plant next to the Purple and Blue flower was this lighter color. Not sure which I liked best.
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Hydrangea

June 21, 2020 - Really liked all the colors in this one.
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Baby Praying Mantis

June 12, 2020 - Shot with my cellphone. This baby Praying Mantis was not much more than an eighth of an inch long.
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Dying Iris

June 01, 2020 - Even though old and dying, there is still beauty left to give. This Iris was close to falling off the stem. I took an ar...
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Small Worlds

May 23, 2020 - Hopefully your screen is big enough to see the small subject. Life of an ant.
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Lilly in Yellow

May 20, 2020 - I really like the detail from my cellphone camera.
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Hanging Butterfly

May 06, 2020 - Hadn't seen one of these before. The blue was opalescent.
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Orchid Dragon

May 01, 2020 - Like the whiskers.
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Purple Star

April 27, 2020 - Beautiful simple flower. I like a lot about this image.
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Long Drink

April 26, 2020 - Liked the angle of the butterfly's tongue.
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Daffodil Expression

April 22, 2020 - Artistic rendition of a Daffodil close up. Best when viewed on computer.
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Close Sip

April 21, 2020 - Liked the texture in the butterfly wings.
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Toadshade

April 19, 2020 - Been wanting to get a decent picture of this plant for a long while. Hard to get. This ones not to bad.
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Wild African Violet

April 16, 2020 - While a very common Spring Flower, The Wild African Violet is only about a half inch wide and often overlooked.
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Lemur Really

April 13, 2020 - Just couldn't resist this one.
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May Apple

April 10, 2020 - Beautiful wild flower grows in early Spring.
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Forest Flower

April 03, 2020 - Nice early Spring flower.
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Butterfly Bar

April 01, 2020 - Chose the background brighter than the foreground.
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Spring Crocus

March 29, 2020 - Beautifully small simple flowers growing from the winter debris.
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Daffodils in Light

March 25, 2020 - Loved how translucent the flowers are.
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Orchids in a Row

March 21, 2020 - Really liked the light highlighting just the 3 orchids.
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Butterfly Online

March 19, 2020 - Shallow Depth of Field.
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Yellow Lilly

March 02, 2020 - Exercise in use of color and light for separation.
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Peekaboo

December 19, 2019 - Don't ya just hate it when they stare.
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Crocus

December 02, 2019 - Really liked the marbling light on the flower. It seems to help it sparkle.
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Lilly in Green

November 22, 2019 - I really like the lines in this image.
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Orange Balance

November 19, 2019 - The orange color really popped behind the dark background.
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The Schweddy Plant

October 31, 2019 - Just thought this was an interesting plant. Notice how the pods stick out from the shaft.
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Butterfly on Red

October 28, 2019 - Shot during Basics student location shoot.
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Butterfly Flower

October 18, 2019 - Loved the way the two blended.
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Orange Intrigue

October 03, 2019 - Interesting texture for a flower. I like the outside more than the inside.
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Sunlit Butterfly

September 25, 2019 - Shot During my Basics location Shoot.
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Hummingbird

September 24, 2019 - I wanted to freeze the head and body, but let the wings show motion.
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Pink Bouquet Flower

September 05, 2019 - Just enough light.
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Bouquet Flower

September 02, 2019 - Pure White.
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Huggin Buggin

August 26, 2019 - I don't know, but if you say it 3 times fast, it starts to sound good....Huggin Buggin. LOL
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Soft Flower

August 24, 2019 - Beautiful Light, Beautiful flower.
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Paper Flower

August 23, 2019 - I used the leaves to frame the picture.
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White Shade Flower

August 21, 2019 - Really liked the light.
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Purple Cone Flowers

August 19, 2019 - Just really liked the arrangement.
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Hydrangea 2

June 18, 2019 - Just a cellphone shot of a yard flower.
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Early Hydrangea - cellphone shot

June 08, 2019 - Just a pic I took in early spring of new flowers coming out.
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Field Flowers

June 02, 2019 - Nice fresh Spring flowers.
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Bells

May 18, 2019 - Liked the detail even at high ISO.
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Calibrachoa Purple

May 13, 2019 - Almost looks 3D.
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White Calibrachoa

May 09, 2019 - These little guys where little more than a half inch long.
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Purple Irises.

May 02, 2019 - Just a pic from my cellphone of some Irises in my yard. I liked the simple composition.
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Purple Iris

April 24, 2019 - Close-up of an Iris from my yard. Taken with my Phone Camera.
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Arrangement

April 20, 2019 - Shot for Fine Arts class using a single light.
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Purple Flowers in Reeds

April 13, 2019 - These flowers were little more than a half inch tall.
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Mother Natures' Collage

March 27, 2019 - Yeah, sure.....at first glance you'd probably pass this by. Heck you're probably ready to do that to this photo. That is...
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House Flowers Cellphone Camera

March 18, 2019 - Nothing special, just an arrangement that I picked from my yard.
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Medusa

March 12, 2019 - Love the winding tentacles.
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Under Flower

March 11, 2019 - Delicate flower shot in NC Botanical Gardens.
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White Light

January 27, 2019 - The light falling on this flower caught my eye.
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Winter Flower

December 02, 2018 - Shot at the NC Botanical Gardens in December.
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Sensual Flower 2

November 09, 2018 - Shot during my Macro Seminar Location Shoot.
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Fly in the Mix

November 08, 2018 - Saw the fly on the flower and really liked his orange eyes. Shot during my Macro Seminar location shoot.
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Beeutiful

November 04, 2018 - Liked the complementary colors. I'm guessing the orange is pollen.
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Iddy Biddy

October 31, 2018 - The interesting aspect of this image is that the flower was about 2 inches wide so the moth was about 1/32 of an inch....
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Pollen Pleasure

October 28, 2018 - Insect is less than a half inch long. Shot during my Macro Photography location shoot.
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He and She

September 29, 2018 - Found this angle so that you could see the front and a back of the flower at the same time.
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Lace White Flower

September 18, 2018 - Felt this flower had a very soft lace like quality.
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Hibiscus

September 16, 2018 - Just a pretty flower with a nice hot pink.
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Pitcher Perfect

September 14, 2018 - For various reasons explained in my Lens Seminar, I used 70mm to take this shot. I liked the way the top of the Pitcher...
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Lilly and Leaf

June 26, 2018 - I found the leaves as interesting as the flower. They also gave more dimension to the picture.
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Iris 3

June 03, 2018 - Really liked how the sun made the petals iridescent in spots of the flower.
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Purple and Orange

May 22, 2018 - These flowers were about an inch or less.
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Tulip Triage

April 21, 2018 - Straight shot with colored Lights.
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Dogwood Bouquet

April 18, 2018 - The Dogwood was just completely covered with all these blooms.
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NC Spring Tree

April 15, 2018 - Just thought they were really nice flowers for a tree.
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Spring Break

April 10, 2018 - I like the design pattern that the ferns make, but at the same time representing new life, Spring or from the old comes...
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Globe on a Stick

April 05, 2018 - Found this to be a very pretty and unusual flower.
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Water Bud

March 30, 2018 - Really liked the translucence of the emerging flower.
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Amongst the Leaves

March 29, 2018 - The two mixed together well.
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Buds Red

March 26, 2018 - Loved the way the leaves curl around the stem and buds.
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Yellow Finch

March 25, 2018 - Shot at NC Botanical Gardens.
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Purple Illusion

March 25, 2018 - Never really was to fond of this type of flower. However, with a closer look into the center I found something of intere...
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Tiny Treasure

March 22, 2018 - Light and Angle.
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Daffy Dill

March 20, 2018 - Spring fresh!
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Columbine 2

March 20, 2018 - Just simple.
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Cross Flowers

March 19, 2018 - Interesting translucent flowers.
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Columbine

March 18, 2018 - Columbines are out already.
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Early Bradford Pear On Phone Camera

March 14, 2018 - Just fillin break time with pictures on phone.
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SIDES

March 10, 2018 - There is generally a little misconception upon fist View of the image. The image is from the backside of the flower whic...
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Spotted Flowers

March 08, 2018 - Interesting little green spots at the tips. The flower itself was only about a half inch tall.
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Yellow Bursts

March 08, 2018 - Nice spring flowers on trees.
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Tulips

March 05, 2018 - Beautiful Lighting.
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Frosty Says MERRY CHRISTMAS!

December 24, 2017 - I just want to wish all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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Flowerbud Painting

October 17, 2017 - This picture is just as good as any painting. Many brushes and decisions of style were made.
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Purple Pleasure

October 12, 2017 - Just beautiful.
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Fern Flower

October 06, 2017 - Loved the design and the lighting.
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Hangin

October 01, 2017 - I guess this is how a Praying Mantis relaxes. He was all spread out chillin until I must have disturbed him.
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Butterfly on Purple

September 30, 2017 - Do you think he's admiring himself in the lens mirror?
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Pollen Run

September 28, 2017 -
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Crocus Design

September 25, 2017 - The flower was pretty enough, but I like this even better.
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Hydrangea

June 07, 2017 - Just a pic of my Hydrangea flowers taken with my cell phone camera.
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Azaleas Instruction

June 07, 2017 - Just a little education for my students. This was taken with my phone camera.
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