vibrant trees #photography #BlueSkyArtShow #vibrant #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling a line of lit up trees at night. one, in white neon. photograph.

casting shadows #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #stunday #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling shadows cast on a tightly closed lily bud from the flower stems above. sometimes what isn't present makes the best subject. photograph.

single aster #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #stunday #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling one tiny aster of the bunch catching a sunbeam. photograph.

more asters #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling just a few have opened. always happy to see that. photograph.

when asters gather #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling a meeting of [purple] minds. photograph.

new bud #photography #BlueSkyArtShow #newyear #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling a new lily bud... just in time for the new year. photograph.

alstroemeria in the sun #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling a bi-color alstroemeria. dark plum and yellow. the colors just came alive when the sun hit one quiet flower. a good reminder. photograph.

fading gerbera #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling fading daisy in front of a white alstroemeria. texture study. photograph.

pink daisy petals #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling catching up post holiday. daisies are hanging in. shocked. grateful. happy. photograph.

white hellebore #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling hellebores are back! i forgot that this is their time of year. until i saw this on on thursday and brought it home. hoping to find more. photograph.

looking into a roselily #photography #macrophotography #blueskyartshow #favoritethings #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling a favorite because they have a fragrance that is more delicate than most lilies. caught this angle— focused on the interior. photograph.

christmas cactus flower | 2 #photography #macrophotography #blueskyartshow #favoritethings #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling white bloom. nearly translucent in this light. photograph.

closed lily #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling closed lily. probably staying closed. beautiful in its own way. that should be encouraging for all who aren't opening yet. photograph.

christmas cactus flower #photography #macrophotography #blueskyartshow #favoritethings #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling new bloom. pink and pinker. photograph.

another roselily #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling seen in three-quarter view. not finished opening yet. photograph.

narcissus in bloom #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling just in time for the holidays. a pot of white narcissus is blooming. not sure what variety— first time i've gotten a creamy yellow center. photograph.

roselilies #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling two. one opened to pale pink and darkened. the one behind, still closed. i love surprises. nice ones, i mean. photograph.

xmas/thanksgiving cactus #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling not sure which but they are all blooming. everyone. everywhere. yay. photograph.

narcissus #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling white narcissus. from a bulb, growing in a glass holder. a nearly monochromatic image. nothing monochromatic about their fragrance. photograph.

three little stamens #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling white alstroemeria flower. three stamens at its center are spotlighted. photograph.

backlit 2 #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling green on a snowy day. boy, did it snow. every window i'm looking out of is white. so beautiful. even so, bright light and bright green in a vase in the middle of the room. photograph.

backlit #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling white alstroemeria flowers backlit by the window behind. we are snowing here. it's beautiful. my windows are grey-white rectangles. photograph.

thanksgiving cactus flower #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling #thanksgiving perfect timing! this started blooming a week ago and now its covered in flowers. pale pink with dark pink edges. looks good in the sunlight.. photograph.

purple eryngium #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling also known as sea holly. purple. spikey. looks good in the sunlight.. photograph.

cactus flower #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art all my cactus plants are blooming. woo. pink. orange. and red. trying to get the shots i want. more to come. i find photographing these blooms really challenging. i don't mind. photograph.

nearly open. pink peony. #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art it's starting out as a 'theme' day. bought some peonies. some opened. some didn't. floral roulette. again. photograph.

will it, won't it #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art one white ranunculus. ready to open. no guarantees. floral roulette. photograph.

night lights #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #bright #lightscape a shot from tonight's Lightscape show. rods of light in the lagoon. beautiful weather. i'm so used to shooting macro, had to readjust my 'eye' with a 24-70 zoom. difficult! photograph.

find your light #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #bright #cats #portraits jasmine [not my cat]. she knows where she looks best and always parks herself there. photograph.

pink and pinker #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #bright #flowers #art #bloomscrolling pink alstroemeria bending back. catching the light. photograph.

caught in a bright light #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #bright #flowers #art #bloomscrolling gerbera daisy. in the right spot and the right time. [me too!] photograph.

dissolved in light #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #bright #flowers #art #bloomscrolling center of a white lily. with the light pouring over it. the dark green center... deliberately the only thing in focus. photograph.

upside down #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #bright #flowers #art #bloomscrolling gerbera daisy bending over. caught in a ray of sunlight. no reason for the backs to be ignored! photograph.

bright light #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #bright #flowers #art #bloomscrolling a bright yellow mum in a strong beam of sunlight. photograph.

dianthus #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling using depth of field to selectively focus on a single petal. photograph.

on the edge #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #nature view of the edge of a pale orange gerbera daisy with a dark center. a different perspective. photograph.

pink alstroemeria #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #nature one single pink alstroemeria flower. with an anonymous filler made of tiny green leaflet right on top. photograph.

cactus flower #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #nature in bloom again! and filled with flowers. it's always exciting when they're back. photograph.

cactus leaves #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #leaves #art #nature my thanksgiving cactuses are blooming! just in time. where two leaves meet. focused on the edge. photograph.

a leaf in the light #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #leaves #art #nature somewhere between intentional and accident. i caught a leaf dissolving into light. photograph.

morning red #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #flowers #bloomscrolling red alstroemeria flowers in early morning light. photograph.

lily #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art #nature ultra close up shot looking inside a white lily. pistils upright and circling the stamen. photograph.

lagoon shore #photography #landscape #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #autumn #chicagobotranicgarden #art #nature trees and grasses at the edge of the lagoon. photograph.

leaves in the shade #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #autumn #art #nature ground cover. plants under a tree changing colors. one well on its way to red. the other still green. we all change on our own timetable. photograph.

fountain in fall #painting #blueskyartshow #autumn #chicagobotanicgarden #eastcoastkin #fountain #art painting from a photograph of a fountain taken in the fall at the chicago botanic garden. still waters. painting.

happy halloween #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #halloween #art #pumpkins a mini striped pumpkin. on a table. in the sun. no carving for this little girl. photograph.

red alstroemeria #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling creatively—in and out of focus. photograph.

summer's end, part 2 #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling closed purple petunia getting ready to open. backlit by the sun. growing on my front porch. probably the last of the porch flowers. it's getting cold here. photograph.

summer's end #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #chicagobotanicgarden #eastcoastkin #flowers #art #bloomscrolling persian buttercup. bright pink. starting to fade and dropping petals. chicago botanic garden. taken at the end of summer. photograph.

hidden apples #photography #photographersofbluesky #chicagobotanicgarden #plants #trees #eastcoastkin #art earlier this year. a fuji apple tree in the botanic garden. i almost missed these apples. they were deep inside the tree. nearly hidden. photograph.