coneflower #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art our friend echinacea. bees love it. i love the center's geometry. the spiral follows the Golden Ratio. Magic. Divine order. take your pick. photograph.

alstroemeria #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art in profile. stamens and stigma. and a bit of white petal. photograph.

chrysanthemum #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art full flower. photograph.

same pot. different flower. #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art smaller flower. reaching for the sun. photograph.

single coneflower #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art greeting the sun. i bought a pot of them yesterday. off to buy it a bigger container for the porch. photograph.

orchid in proflie #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art shapes and more shapes. seen from the side. lit from within. photograph.

dianthus #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art seen from the side. they look like a cross befween a rose and a lily. fragrance too. photograph.

i'm of two minds #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #photoshop #light #painting #renaissance #art altered reproduction. photograph.

big and little #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #big #chicago #fountain #art tiny girl. big video fountain. quiet joy. crown fountain. millenium park. photograph.

evanescent #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #chicagobotanicgarden #art part of a sculptural installation. forgot it was running and unexpectedly found it. transparent spheres floating on water. large ones emitting sound. loved it. i need to go back for more. photograph.

roselily #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art seen from the side. they look like a cross befween a rose and a lily. fragrance too. photograph.

side eye #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #dolls #vintage #fineartphotography #art a vintage doll giving side eye. bright blue side eye. photograph.

into the light #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art a lily in profile finding the sun. photograph.

chair in the river #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #quiet #river #fineartphotography #rain sight seen on a walk next to a branch of the chicago river. someone had tossed a chair in. quiet. snowing. waiting for someone to sit down. t empted. photograph.

time #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #quiet #chicagobotanicgarden #fineartphotography #rain sundial. the illusion of time stopped. unless you linger. photograph.

deserted #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #quiet #chicagobotanicgarden #fineartphotography #rain a rainy day. peaceful. empty. quiet. photograph.

close. closer. #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art ultra close to another yellow lily. shallow DOF. looks like a mask or an Ed Paschke painting. photograph.

interiors #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art bought two bunches of lilies. my house smells amazing. this yellow lily... beautiful but a bit scary in this image. think so? i don't mind. photograph.

another view #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art single purple alstroemeria. a look inside. photograph.

two petals #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art two purple alstroemeria petals disguised as a butterfly. late afternoon sun. photograph.

tangled #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #blueskyartshow #macro #flowers #art purple carnation petals tangled with pink lilies. focused on a tiny area at the center. photograph.

aster with buds #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #blueskyartshow #macro #flowers #art such a hopeful image. small purple aster open to the sun, with several tiny buds right below hoping to join the party . photograph.

in the pink #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #blueskyartshow #macro #flowers #art riding the pink range. pink alstroemeria nestled into the center of a large pink lily. with a pink mum on the side. photograph.

surprised aster? #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #blueskyartshow #macro #flowers #art i saw what a surprised aster looks like. i didn't see it till after taking the shot, and reviewing on my mac. photograph.

purple petals #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #blueskyartshow #macro #flowers #art a rose. just starting to fade. i find it still beautiful while turning brown. photograph.

opening #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #blueskyartshow #macro #flowers #art chyrsanthemum, just opening. into the sun. photograph.

companions #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art one small purple aster. two dark pink chrysanthemums. made for each other. photograph.

tiny aster #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art a small purple aster. sitting in the sun. photograph.

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.