More nature close-ups

by Carolyn Derstine

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Invasive beauties

Invasive beauties

These fig buttercups grow all along the creek bank and creep up into our yard and flower beds. Beautiful when all blooming but hard to control.
Bee on coneflower

Bee on coneflower

My version of the classic bee on a coneflower photo.
Ageratum buds

Ageratum buds

<p><p><p>Ageratum is an annual blue flower. In this photo the buds are in clear focus while the open flowers are alluded to in the blurred background. </p></p></p>
Unfurling Clematis

Unfurling Clematis

A Clematis flower is slowly unfurling in the warm summer sun.
Reach for the gold

Reach for the gold

Pine branches and a single pine cone are silouetted against a blurred background of blooming Forsythia bushes.
Forget-me-nots

Forget-me-nots

<p>These tiny Forget-me-nots flowers re-seed readily and reappear randomly in my flower beds every year. When they are first opening they can appear more pink.</p>

"We'll leave the light on"

<p><p>These Snow Drop flowers are one of the first spring flowers to appear. I always thought they looked like hanging lamps so I used a lighting set-up to play up this idea in an indoor shoot. Blue fabric background.</p></p>
Toadlilies

Toadlilies

Unusual flower with an unusual name, these flowers prefer shade. This variety is called "lightning strike".
Tiger swallowtail butterfly

Tiger swallowtail butterfly

<p><p><p>A tiger swallowtail butterfly rested for just a brief moment on a butterfly bush.</p></p></p>
Young wild sunflower

Young wild sunflower

<p><p><p>The young bud of a sunflower is reaching for the sun. These flowers grow wild along our creek. </p></p></p>
Grasshopper

Grasshopper

<p>A small fork-tailed grasshopper hanging out on a stalk of fountain grass.</p>
Wild Phlox

Wild Phlox

These wild phlox flowers appear along the banks of the creek behind my house.
Dispersing Anemone seeds

Dispersing Anemone seeds

<p><p><p>Anemone is a beautiful white or pink perennial flower. After the flowers die, these seeds are dispersed.</p></p></p>
Solitary bluebell

Solitary bluebell

<p>A bluebell (or grape hyacinth) is growing up through a bed of yellow-colored sedum groundcover.</p>

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I developed a strong interest in photography in 2008 after I semi-retired from teaching kindergarten. I am self-taught, devouring any information I could find to learn basically from scratch. My focus and interest quickly zeroed in on close-up and macro photography. I enjoy b…

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More close-up wonders of nature that are all around us! Most were shot in my backyard.
Tamron Exhibits
  • Invasive beauties
  • Bee on coneflower
  • Ageratum buds
  • Unfurling Clematis
  • Reach for the gold
  • Forget-me-nots
  • "We'll leave the light on"
  • Toadlilies
  • Tiger swallowtail butterfly
  • Young wild sunflower
  • Grasshopper
  • Wild Phlox
  • Dispersing Anemone seeds
  • Solitary bluebell

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Name/Note Date

07/17/12

Douglas Vergara

Your collection is magnificent. Your use of the way you use your background in order to bring the eye right onto your subject is simply superb. You have found a nitch in photography. Keep shooting and thank you for sharing.

06/23/12

Jpaworks

Wonderful!!!

05/21/12

Manuel S

Amazing shots. M. Sabater Romero

05/01/12

dot

Love your photos

04/04/12

NikonShooter

Great Photos!!

04/03/12

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