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Tranquility - Creole Nature Trail, Louisiana - USA
The Creole nature trail, All American road, in sw Louisiana. It's a wonderland of wetland and marshy goodness, with gators galore. The lotus happened to be in bloom while passing through, and I happily spent a good chunk of my day admiring and capturing these beauties. The lotus moves and speaks to my soul, representing tranquility, perseverance, and non-attachment, and most importantly, the beauty that can arise from the muddy dark waters.
Springing To Life - Ichetucknee, Florida - USA
This lovely flowering bush was found during Spring, in North Central Florida. I am just in love with the tiny intricacies of these beautiful little blooms. These types of flowering bushes fill me happiness, and breathe life into me. This is a special memory, as a new fellow nomadic photographer friend of mine, who I met at the campground, where the bushes were located, allowed me to borrow her very expensive lenses to play around with. This allowed me full artistic expression with this capture. Something I couldn't have achieved with my basic equipment.
Simple Magnificence - Laguna Beach, California - USA
"The very fact alone, that you are here, existent, in this moment, should fill you with awe & faith in existence. When we learn to appreciate the simple magnificence of life, the extraordinary appears more often. Mere reverence, wonder, and awe for our experience expands the mind, and connects us to a universal source." - BBB These succulent beauties are found abundantly in Laguna Beach. Found on a random walk through a random neighborhood, and it's one of the many reasons why this is easily my favorite beach town. This is a variation of the original with additional editing, including an oil paint effect.
Wooden Shoe Tulip Field - Woodburn, Oregon - USA
A view at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn, Oregon. A 40 acre tulip farm that draws visitors from around the world.
I was so happy to capture this guy doused in pollen, and carrying a large load, working on some California Poppies! There was a whole swarm of bees at work here, and I fired away at full auto, determined to capture something interesting. I couldn't have been happier! I didn't realize until after the fact in reviewing the photos that he was complete covered in pollen. I also highlighted the subtle variance in hues that you see in the Poppy. The grey in the background is from the surrounding rocks.
Passion Zoom - Laguna Beach, CA - USA
This is a passion flower. What a mind blowingly magnificent creation from Mother Nature. This capture was the first time I've seen one. On a carefree day, I was wandering around, loving life, and all of the beauty found in the magnificent Laguna Beach, CA. I was lucky to stumble upon it floating in the water, in a zen themed gift shop. In love with, and mesmerized by the intensity and intricacy of these beautiful details, I zoomed in to focus on the them. I also have one titled "passion", zoomed out showing the petals and pond water.
Wetland Wildflower - Everglades National Park, Florida - USA
A wildflower found in the wetlands of Everglades national park, with blue water and sawgrass providing the background abstraction.
This was an intriguing shot to me, as this was the only flower to be seen tucked away in the middle of a starving bush in the hot summer on a hike up Cahuilla Mountain. It seemed out of place. In the background you can see the twigs of the bush criss-crossing, and I framed the image to include the green folliage & the baby bud about to join this lonely guy.
"To experience the true beauty of life, and of one another, we need to pause and go beyond what's presented on the surface." - BBB This was just another wildflower in a typical Southern California lawn. I could have dismissed it as such, and moved along. Instead, I took some time to truly be in the moment with this beauty. In doing so, an entirely new level of awe and amazement opened up to me. Perhaps most memorable for myself, was the fact that I was in uniform, working for the man at this time, which did not deter me in the least from savoring the beauty all around.
Stumbled across this field of sunflowers while driving along hwy 79 south in Temecula, CA. The flowers were a bit sparse, and there weren't too many that were fully bloomed. I focused on this lonely guy, with the perfect blue sky as the backdrop. You can see the sparsity & the wilted flowers on the plant in the background.
Summer Sanctuary Sunrise - Dayton, Ohio - USA
This Summer time prairie was found along the roadside in Dayton, Ohio. A rare occasion of me waking up, and setting out on an excursion before the sun rises. I set out with no particular destination in mind, and ended up on Dog Leg Road, just north of Shiloh, near the Stillwater River. The original idea was to find a sunrise scene with the river in it, but it wasn't providing me what I was looking for at this spot. So I drove along, and just past the river, found this lovely prairie, which was actually designated as a "Nature Sanctuary" with a posted sign. Sometimes plans change, and sometimes for the better. It's important to be adaptable, and go with the flow. In doing so, I found this sanctuary, which provided me everything one could ask for in an early morning sunrise. Wildflowers, dew, mist, a beautiful painted sky, and most importantly, joy and happiness.
Taken in Zion Nat'l Park Utah. I was absolutely in love with this beautiful flowering cactus, and lucky to have a majestic backdrop & beautiful sky to give it added depth & character. This was in the middle of the main road in the median. I spent a few minutes with it, having to watch out for oncoming traffic, including a tour bus driver slowing down to motion at me & look at me like I was crazy!! Obviously, he wasn't seeing what I was seeing :-)
Passion - Laguna Beach, CA - USA
This is a passion flower. What a mind blowingly magnificent creation from Mother Nature. This capture was the first time I've seen one. On a carefree day, I was wandering around, loving life, and all of the beauty found in the magnificent Laguna Beach, CA. I was lucky to stumble upon it floating in the water, in a zen themed gift shop. I was in love with, and mesmerized by the intensity and intricacy of these beautiful details. I also have one titled "passion zoom", which focuses on those details.
