the bridge as road #photography #BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #chicagobotanicgarden #art the bridge from evening island late afternoon. photograph.

daisy in profile #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #stunday #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling red gerbera seen from the side. an ornamental dried flower in the foreground. bordering on abstraction. photograph.

dahlia, early evening #photography #macrophotography #chicagobotanicgarden #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling same camera walk. at the garden. a single shaded pink dahlia. in the last hour of light. the perfect time to be there. photograph.

petals on water #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling from a camera walk yesterday at the chicago botanic garden. late afternoon, had it all to myself. so quiet. so beautiful. saw fallen petals floating in a fountain photograph.

white kalanchoe #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #stunday #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling celebrating their tiny, perfect flowers. photograph.

unfolding dahlia #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #stunday #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling a dahlia, opening to the sun. another near monochromatic image. just experimenting. photograph.

white lily #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #stunday #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling nearly monochromatic. just a hint of the pink highlights on the petals. photograph.

night lights / night angles #photography #blueskyartshow #angles #night #light Last 'angles' for today. Another from the Lightscape show. Projected lights in motion against the night sky. Chicago Botanic Garden. Photograph.

unintended red, white, and blue #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling blue delphinium masquerading as a crescent moon. photograph.

Light path #photography #blueskyartshow #angles #night #light Projected lights over a dark lagoon At the last Lightscape show. Chicago Botanic Garden. Photograph.

daisy petals intruding #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling barging into alstroemeria space. if this were football... you'd have to call encroachment. photograph.

delphinium buds #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling stems of delphiniums. so blue they're purple. photograph.

petals in the dark #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling late night photograph. purple petals. photograph.

dahlia petals #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling smudgy in the light. from the side. photograph.

flower bud #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling dark pink alstroemeria in a beam of sunlight. bit of a blue flower in the background. photograph.

flower remains/overhead shot #photography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling something a little different. a glass vase in the sun — mid cleanup. floating flower remnants plus a couple of the green tubes for the gerbera stems. photograph.

flower bud #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling shot from underneath. a purple alstroemeria bud just starting to open. in front of an orange-red lily. ultra close up. so close it's an abstraction. photograph.

pink spikes #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling gerbera daisy posing as a mountain range texture. color. sunlight. photograph.

flower bud #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling purple alstroemeria bud. tightly closed. waiting to unfurl. photograph.

daisy petals | 2 #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling same daisy. backlit. taken from another vantage point. photograph.

daisy petals #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling white daisy petals. in this spot, in a good light... they pick up surrounding colors. i liked the additional colors it added. photograph.

fall plants #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #bloomscrolling getting my fall flowers ready for the front porch. they will add to, and finally replace, my porch petunias. photograph.

dark pink solomia #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #bloomscrolling one solomia flower behind a white chrysanthemum. with the sole focus on its center.. photograph.

chrysanthemum in profile #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #bloomscrolling a pale gold chrysanthemum. so close up it turns into a study in texture. photograph.

alstroemeria in the dark #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #bloomscrolling bicolor alstroemeria. yellow and pink. looks like it's on fire. photograph.

porch clematis #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers white flower on the clematis vine on brick wall at the side of my front porch. smells wonderful—like jasmine. blooms every year in late summer. just a reminder... time is marching. photograph.

alstroemeria abstraction #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #stunday #eastcoastkin #flowers #bloomscrolling a yellow alstroemeria petal with pink accents. just one petal of the flower becomes an abstracted shape. photograph.

dahlia #photography #macrophotography #blueskyartshow #summer #eastcoastkin #flowers #bloomscrolling looking up from underneath at a pink dahlia with yellow edges. photograph.

single red #photography #macrophotography #blueskyartshow #summer #eastcoastkin #flowers #bloomscrolling this solomia flower made me think 'summer.' bright. sturdy and delicate at the same time. photograph.

roses / spent #photography #macrophotography #blueskyartshow #summer #eastcoastkin #flowers #bloomscrolling boy, summer went fast. spent purple roses... still beautiful. photograph.

crown and mask #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #construction a constructed image. domed circle with a pattern placed under the glass. red alstroemeria petal. both placed on a found image. plus photoshop. photograph.

a whole other kind of shiny #BlueSkyArtShow #shiny #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #glass still life: curved mirror fragment. glass prism. glass square with silver metallic grid. glass dome with image underneath. glass marble shine and reflections. photograph.

lily pond #BlueSkyArtShow #shiny #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #nature sunshine on a waterlily pond with a few waterlilies sending up flowers. chicago botanic garden. early evening sun is lighting up several lily pads. the sky is reflected on the water. photograph.

daisy #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #nature #flowers #bloomscrolling having an orange daisy— on the side. photograph.

disarray #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #nature #flowers #bloomscrolling deep purple chrysanthemum, fading away. photograph.

two petals #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #nature #flowers #bloomscrolling when two alstroemeria petals look like a nectarine. photograph.

gerbera abstraction #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #nature #flowers #bloomscrolling orange gerbera daisy in the sunshine. camera angle and shallow depth of field creates the abstracted version. photograph.

roselily #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #nature #flowers #bloomscrolling white roselily just starting to open. photograph.

burst of yellow #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #nature #flowers #bloomscrolling a yellow chrysanthemum— shot head on and slightly overhead. petals reaching right out. photograph.

a study in contrast #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #nature #flowers #bloomscrolling spent white lily sharp and clear in the foreground. bicolor chrysanthemum behind it. the opposite of what you'd expect to be in sharp vs soft focus. photograph.

gerbera daisy center #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #nature #flowers #bloomscrolling looking for a different perspective on a daisy. photograph.

petals #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #nature #flowers #bloomscrolling started this, finished it, and forgot to prep it for posting. today just got away from me. ultra closeup of an intense purple hydrangea. photograph.

arrested development #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #nature #flowers #bloomscrolling tiny white aster. it never opened. this is as far as it got. i understand. it's scary out here. photograph.

one more #photography #chicago #BlueSkyArtShow #SkyLine #photographersofbluesky same bridge... laSalle street over the chicago river. same grey day. different... the top ironwork of the bridge in the shot. photograph.

chicago riverwalk #photography #chicago #BlueSkyArtShow #SkyLine #photographersofbluesky random beauty. from the laSalle st. bridge over the chicago river. same grey day. construction on wacker. the 'stop' hand in the traffic light. crosswalk lines. the composition made itself. photograph.

double skyline #photography #chicago #BlueSkyArtShow #SkyLine #photographersofbluesky crossing the wells street bridge over the chicago river. on a grey day. saw the buildings behind me reflected in the buildings in front of me. the 'mini' skyline inside the skyline caught my eye. photograph.

twosome #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #nature #flowers #bloomscrolling side by side lily on the left. hydrangea on the right. photograph.

bachelor's buttons #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #nature #flowers #bloomscrolling another shot of a container on my front porch. small group of bachelor's buttons, front and center in focus. photograph.

more porch petunias #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #flowers #bloomscrolling yellow petunias in a container on my front porch. chocolate brown centers. they really came to life after a week of intense rain. photograph.

lily stamens #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #flowers #bloomscrolling brown lily stamens with just a dusting of orange pollen. their sensual shapes caught my eye. photograph.