Gallery of intimate botanical portraits featuring shallow depth of field and abstract colors and lines. Seeing deeply into the inner life of plants that we easily walk by on a daily basis.
Yellow Magnolia
Yellow Magnolia
Yellow Magnolia
This yellow magnolia is officially my favorite tree at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Thanks Valerie Snyder for pointing me here!
Trio Pods
Trio Pods
Trio Pods
Lotus blooms are delicate and lovely. But the seed pods are no less amazing. This trio disappearing into the distance shows the seeds punctuating the face.
Soft Lotus
Soft Lotus
Soft Lotus
Soft lotus blossom in pinks and greens
Sunflower Drop
Sunflower Drop
Sunflower Drop
Drop of morning dew reflects yellow sunflower field
Shades of Purple
Shades of Purple
Shades of Purple
Look closely at a sea of green and you will find a variety of colors.
Portrait Fiddlehead
Portrait Fiddlehead
Portrait Fiddlehead
Fiddlehead on fern as it unrolls in the spring
Of Cabbages and Kings
Of Cabbages and Kings
Of Cabbages and Kings
Decorative cabbage reminding me of the Lewis Carroll poem The time has come,' the Walrus said,
To talk of many things:
Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax —
Of cabbages — and kings — The Walrus and the Carpenter
BY LEWIS CARROLL
Natural Weave
Natural Weave
Natural Weave
Simple fern becomes a study in black and white.
Simple fern becomes a study in black and white.
Simple fern becomes a study in black and white.
Simple fern becomes a study in black and white.
collage of images from Secret Life of Plants gallery including fiddlehead fern, dandelion, lotus blossom, yellow magnolia
Lotus Light
Lotus Light
Lotus Light
Light streaming through lotus blossom in black and white gives impression of infared
Lotus Leaf Detail
Lotus Leaf Detail
Lotus Leaf Detail
Detail of lotus leaf with sun streaming through the veins.
Lotus in the Field
Lotus in the Field
Lotus in the Field
There are few flowers I like to photograph more than Lotus. The flowers have interesting shapes that change as the day goes on and the leaves have an architectural structure and patterns.
Inside the Bloom
Inside the Bloom
Inside the Bloom
Curves and details as blossom unfolds
Lotus Bloom
Lotus Bloom
Lotus Bloom
There are few flowers I like to photograph more than Lotus. The flowers have interesting shapes that change as the day goes on and the leaves have an architectural structure and patterns.
Impression of a Daisy
Impression of a Daisy
Impression of a Daisy
Shallow depth of field highlights the delicate pedals of a red daisy
Illuminated Mushroom
Illuminated Mushroom
Illuminated Mushroom
This tiny mushroom becomes the hero in a forest of its own.
Impatien
Impatien
Impatien
Studying this common blossom the arc like a bridge over the pedal.
Fiddlehead woods
Fiddlehead woods
Fiddlehead woods
Forest of fiddlehead ferns
Secret Life of Plants Collage
Secret Life of Plants Collage
Secret Life of Plants Collage
Collage of images from Secret Life of Plants gallery