The glory days are over for this Lotus flower. Everyone is always taking pictures of the beautiful blooms (myself included) but I also find myself drawn to those who have long since lost their luster. There is still beauty in the decay though.
A different take on a Lotus flower. The sky was completely overcast with low clouds but the sun was beginning to shine through. Most people would should straight on or from above but I wanted to come at it from underneath. Post processing I increased the highlights in Lightroom while boosting the colors just a tad. I am very happy with the results.
Daffodil in Black and White.
This year most of my photography friends and I have been on a quest for sunflowers. Many of the early plantings were washed away with all the spring rains that we had. But I’ve managed to find a few patches here and there on the Illinois side of the river from St. Louis. This beauty is from a fairly large field just east of Alhambra.
Had a chance to try out my new macro lens this morning. I loved how I can get up so close to this mum wet with raindrops. Got a lot to learn though on doing macro photography.
Took a nice walk around the Watershed Nature Center this morning. Saw lots of birds and insects along the way. I just loved watching this busy bee hitting all the flowers along the way.
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