
This lily was shot at a good friend’s house. he has a small studio in the attic where us two guys get to play Hollywood.

Another cold day in Chicago. I decided to warm me up by printing this sunflower which I shot about 3-4 summers ago. All I remember from the shoot was the fact that I had about 2″ of mud on my sneakers when I was done; ‘had to drive bare foot.

I loved the color of this one and how the droplets of moisture stuck to the blossom. I shot this at a mid aperture and had to wait for the fans to stop running to get rid of movement in the plant.

This was shot the same day at the Garden. These white moth orchids were everywhere. It was frustrating to try and frame a group and keep the background clean. Also the walkway was very narrow and I had to keep moving for people passing by. This is a composite of two images. The lighting from [...]

I had a bad case of shutter finger today. There was no snow on the ground, the shore was covered with ice crud from the lake and it looked like it was getting overcast. I decided to go up to the Botanic Garden and shoot in the greenhouse. This bloom was the first thing that [...]

Shot the same frosty morning as the leaf image. It was very hard to isolate the background so that the bud remained the main object. I was also surprised how few buds were in somewhat pristine condition.

I was visiting one of my best friends in Salt Lake City and he took me to one of his favorite places to watch a sunrise in the mountains. As the sun broke the horizon, the frozen dew shimmered everywhere. The only sound we heard was our breathing and the calls of the ravens,

It is amazing how much time I spend looking for flowers that are in shadow. The next step is to see if the sun will help, pull back a branch or when all else fails, see if my reflector will work.