White Asiatic Lily

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Yellow Wildflower

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Cone Flower

I think this is some sort of cone flower.

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Black-Eyed Susans

Blue Wildflower

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Cricket on Lily

A cricket (or maybe it’s a grasshopper) on the petal of a pink Asiatic Lilly.

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Peas

 

 

Pea Blossom - Side View

 

 

Pea Pods

Wild Strawberry

Wild Strawberry

 

 

Sunflower Seedlings

Here are some photos of some sunflower seedlings I took just before I planted them last week.

Macro Photography with a Reversing Ring

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I got this shot the other day when I was playing with macro photography with my reversing ring on my Nikon with a 18-55mm lens.  I manually held the aperture open about halfway with a piece of cardstock.

Actually, it’s a composite of two shots because the focal area is ridiculously short.  Most of it is one shot but that area right at the bottom of the pistil at the junction of the petals is the second shot.

This little flower is actually a pretty little weed in my yard.  I’m not sure what they’re called my husband’s cousin says they’re a type or veronica (also called speedwell).  I’ve got tons of them.  They’re so little, though, you hardly even notice them at all.

Here’s a lousy, over-exposed shot that’ll work for a size reference.  The coin is a dime.

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