interiors #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art the center of an alstroemeria... and suprised by the rainbow of colors. it wasn't that apparent when framing the shot. photograph.

street corner #photography #photographersofBluesky #eastcoastkin #streetphotography #artinstituteofchicago #BlueSkyArtShow #Busy #chicago madison and lasalle. curved glass building entrance. chicago. photograph.

Warriors in waiting #photography #photographersofBluesky #eastcoastkin #streetphotography #artinstituteofchicago #BlueSkyArtShow #Busy waiting patiently. a hall of warriors and their observers. photograph.

Elvis sighting #photography #photographersofBluesky #eastcoastkin #streetphotography #BlueSkyArtShow #Busy Elvis in the window of the Cozy Thai Kitchen. Evanston, Illinois why? who knows? a thing i saw... hurray for iPhones.

a whiter shade of pale #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art reviewing images. this image. all i could think of was the song... 'that her face at first just ghostly....' photograph.

twosome #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art clematis petals. nearly translucent purple as it's backlit. photograph.

subtle #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art a stalk of star of bethlehem. looking like an antique map. photograph.

pinks #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art a simple 'filler' flower... until you get close. photograph.

peony bud #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art a new young bud. fingers crossed... it will open beautifully. photograph.

yellow spray rose #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art one of the bunch. i like these little roses. they are so precise. photograph.

leaning in #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art alstroemeria leaning on a lily. photograph.

gerbera daisy #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art in profile. daisy petals in all directions.. photograph.

last throes #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art c'est fini. a purple alstroemeria. drying up. still beautiful. to me, at least. photograph.

subtle sunday #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #bloomscrolling #art #flowers should that be a new tag? chartreuse alstromoeria in a sea of green. very little color differentiation. but was a peaceful work. photograph.

leaf in the light #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #art a wedge of light playing with a leaf's edge. couldn't help noticing the geometry. photograph.

looking through #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #art #flowers looking through alstroemeria petals. study in purple and gold. photograph.

gerbera daisy #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #art #flowers white gerbera from the side. selective focus on a few gold stalks near the center. experimenting! my style, but i got here differently. photograph.

early morning light #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #bloomscrolling #art #flowers #blueskyartshow #morning on chrysanthemums. just after sunrise. light slanting in. photograph.

on the move. | morning traffic #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #fineartphotography #blueskyartshow #morning #chicago #lakemichigan #sky from my car window this morning.... a beautiful day near the lake. everyone wants to be out and about on this sunny morning. from my iPhone.

color at the core #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #bloomscrolling #art a white flower with a surprising streak of orange. on fire. photograph.

unintentional #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #bloomscrolling #art unintentionally on a purple rampage. stacked petals falling forward. photograph.

spikey intruder #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #bloomscrolling #art purple buds in a bunch. ready to open. photograph.

like a cluster of little stars #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #bloomscrolling #art a small bunch of small mums. photograph.

patience #photography #macrophotography #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art tiny buds are beginning to show up. is it just me or did it feel like spring would never come? photograph.

twists and turns #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #art an unsual bicolor alstroemeria. haven't found this coloration again. darn. photograph.

puffs #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #soft tiny asters in the sunshine. small. white. puffs. stepping back into the background... the last one, just a puff of white. photograph.

surrounded #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #soft a tiny white flower alone in a nest of green. i could do with a nest of green, today. photograph.

the exception #photography #macrophotography #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #soft white alstroemeria in deliberate soft focus. everywhere. except for teh center. curved stamens, the only exception. photograph.

abundance #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #orange an orange ranunculus. fully opened. full of ruffles. they are here for such a short time. i love them. photograph.

blue pollen #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #purple purple alstroemeria. so surprised to see blue pollen. a bit on the gray side but definitely very blue. i've never seen that before. photograph.

petal tipped #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #purple purple alstroemeria petal. front and center. photograph.

i have hope #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #tulips i bought peony tulips again. mostly they never open. but i have hope. photograph.

curling petals #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #shadowplay yellow lily opening up. in sunshine and deep shadow. photograph.

narcissus #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #shadowplay tiny flowers. dramatic shadows falling on the petals. photograph.

lily with shadows #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #artinstituteofchicago #blueskyartshow #shadowplay a white lily in the moonlight. still manages to cast shadows. photograph.

museum capture #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #artinstituteofchicago #blueskyartshow #shadowplay random photo of shapes and shadows reflected in a framed image. black against black so look closely for the shadows. photograph.

alstroemeria #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #blueskyartshow #shadowplay monochromatic flower in a slice of sunlight. curtains creating shadows. photograph.

hellebore center #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography a hellebore above. and one below. photograph.

daisy. daisy #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography a different take on a gerbera daisy. perspective is everything. heh. photograph.

bright pink chrysanthemum #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography in a patch of sunlight. not fully open... so you can see the mum vortex. geometric perfection. photograph.

purple swashes #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography alstroemeria petals sliding in and out of focus in light and shadow. photograph.

the big and the small #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography tiny purple wax flowers in front of a pale while lily. all about the contrasting sizes. photograph.

mixed mums #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography same shoot. same vase. different chrysanthemums. photograph.

chrysanthemumish #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography color streaks and smears. but the chrysanthemumminess still comes through. photograph.

a pair of pairs #mixedMedia #collage #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #blueskyartshow #odd vintage image of sumo wrestlers. and painting of crocuses. my favorite thing about collage— when things don't belong together until they do. photoshop.

xmas cactus in april #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography the bloom the cardinal was sitting next to. carnation behind it. photograph.

not what it seems #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography this is a fake cardinal made of feathers. so appropriate. i have it clipped to a christmas cactus plant. it's blooming again. photograph.

abstract flower study #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #blueskyartshow #edge study of shapes, curves, colors. abstraction. so much so that i can't remember which flowers they were. photograph.

purple petals #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #blueskyartshow #edge alstroemeria duo. petal edges catch the sunlight. photograph.