and a poppy pod

a white flower.  or nearly white.  and a grey and dried poppy pod.  four images…

14-135 11-0727A Blue Lustre ( breath of blue air x mascara snake) x 11-078 Give Me Eight X Smoke Scream

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sometimes nature just resists labels.  oh you can make them.  and you can place them.  and you can try to control.  or so you think.  and then things get stirred just enough to make you wonder which is which ?  and sure enough things are not so under control.  two images…

a thin red line

when nature draws a star up close.   three images…

12-1205-022 A Smoke Scream x Black Plush) x Fol de Rol

close or far ?

from a distance the strength of light, the glare is apparent.  moving in closer it become less of a factor.  moving in very close it is not eliminated.  however its effect is greatly diminished.  so is glare always a disadvantage ?  in most photography it is consciously avoided.   and in some photography it is actively pursued.  which one pursues ?  sunrise and sunset shots are the exceptions that come to mind.  and if it were not a bit late and i not a bit tired no doubt others would come to mind.  so a glare an abundance of light on the flower is not always a bad situation.  one just has to set and play with the context.  three images…

a pattern

this is from Riverbend Gardens near Dayton.  a pattern.  quite a few actually.  three images…

wood nymph

and she tapped me on the shoulder and said poor mortal do not interfere.  let the flower talk !  it seemed to be very good advice.  three images…

14-155 12-133 Smoke Scream x (11-0730-A Desert Icicle x Autumn Minaret ) x 12-050 Rajah x Purple Satellite

sibs

the parents and three sibs.  yup they are all flowers.  and they are similar in some ways.  and dissimilar in other ways.  four images…