I put a lot of effort into the Law School exhibit (Feb-May 2020) and kind of backed off from making new photos during that time. These are some of the new work I’ve done since the exhibit.

• Surrounded by Flame (Tulip) (0.85 inches)

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  This is of the inside of an orange and yellow variegated tulip. The lighting is only from the exterior through the petals which provides much of the effect. It took quite a few tries to get the crop and orientation for this shot because of having to shoot the inside of the flower. Because I wanted to maintain the indirect lighting, I didn’t want to clip the petals the way I sometimes do. I finally used a pipe cleaner to hold some of the petals out of the shot. The width is about 0.85 inches. 121 stacked photos. (Probably Tulipa orphanidea.)

  

• Dried African Violet II (1/4 inche)

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  These are very common houseplants. I’ve never gotten an interesting picture of the living flower. This is one of a batch of dried flowers I kept on the shelves for at least a year. The back of this single flower resulted in this series of four pictures. The dark blue section is the front of the petal turned backwards. This is an interesting juxtaposition of colors as well as having a variety of shapes and textures. The color here is more saturated than I usually do, but the brilliant blue really captures the eye. The width is about 1/4 inch. 122 stacked photos.

  

• Turban (Mostly Dried Peony Tulip) (1.15 inches)

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  This is one of the flowers Barbara brought me from her garden. To be honest, although I liked the color, she liked the shape more than I did. But when it was mostly dried out, I saw this shape. Then, when I got in close, I found some really cool textures. The width is about 1.15 inches. 147 stacked photos. Common names: peony tulip, double late tulip.

  

• Bleeding Heart in Frog Vase

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  This is a great presentation of a bleeding heart. The vase is by Nancy Y. Adams. I bought it at the Eugene Clay Fest in 2018.

  

• Calypso Cyclops (1.2 inches)

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  This pretty little orchid grows in the forests around Eugene. I first tried taking pictures of it in 2018 which was just prior to my upgrading my equipment (to the Canon 5DSR, the automated focus rail, etc.) I wasn’t really happy with those shots, especially the ones of the hairs. The better equipment allowed me to get much better shots. Among the large family of orchids, this genus has only one species (with 5 varieties). It has a different shape than most orchids with its thin petals and sepals fully behind the bulb. Considered endangered in parts of the world. The direct side shot de-emphasizes the spotted interior of the bulb people usually look at. The “eye” is the orchid column which contains a single stamen and the pistil. The width is about 1.2 inches. 73 stacked photos. Common Names: calypso orchid, fairy slipper, Venus's slipper

  

• Catkin Jellyfish (1/4 inch)

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  There’s an alder that drops its catkins (the male flowers) on my deck. After looking at them for several years I finally decided to shoot them. The problem with the original shots is that they are visually cluttered. But I really liked this jellyfish-like image so I took the time to cut just the jellyfish out. I was lucky to capture it at this particular, and transitory, point of decay which includes the brown in the cap. The width is about 1/4 inch. 79 stacked photos.

  

• Clipped Horestail

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  There is a place on commonly hike on the Ridgeline trail where these grow. I’d thought about taking a picture of them for years before finally doing so. This is very much the shot I was looking for all those years. Clipping the stock helped a lot by exposing the texture of the inner cells. There are two forms of this plant. This is the nonfertile candock vs. the spore bearing strobilus. They are called “living fossils” because they are the only living form from a larger variety 100 million years ago. The strobilus is edible. The width is about 1.2 inches. 83 stacked photos. Common Names: great horsetail, northern great horsetail, puzzlegrass

  

• Tulip Ladle (0.3 inches)

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  The specks of blue in the stamens drew my eye. But it wasn’t until I did the enlargement that I could see that the section formed a cup. The green background is the pistil. This very yellow green is one of my least favorite colors, but it contrasts the blue very well. The maroon portions are from the petals. Add the purple of the stamen stem and the color combination is awesome. The width is about 0.3 inches. 48 stacked photos. Common names: peony tulip, double late tulip.

  

• Calypso Mons (1/3 inch)

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  This pretty little orchid grows in the forests around Eugene. I first tried taking pictures of it in 2018 which was just prior to my upgrading my equipment (to the Canon 5DSR, the automated focus rail, etc.) I wasn’t really happy with those shots, especially the ones of the hairs. The better equipment allowed me to get much better shots. Among the large family of orchids, this genus has only one species (with 5 varieties). It has a different shape than most orchids with its thin petals and sepals fully behind the bulb. Considered endangered in parts of the world. Barbara suggested the word “mons”, which is the perfect word for this. The width is about 1/3 inch. 356 stacked photos. Common Names: calypso orchid, fairy slipper, Venus's slipper

  

• Jupiter Sky (Peony Tulip) (1/4 inch)

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  This is one of the flowers Barbara brought me from her garden. To be honest, although I liked the color, she liked the shape more than I did. But when it was mostly dried out, I saw this patch of colors. This is about as abstract as it gets. I have a weird contradictory feeling about this. If someone painted this, it would only be so-so to me; a generally don’t like this type of abstract painting. But, since it’s a photograph of a real object, I find it fascinating. Partly because this illustrates that these type of abstract images exist in the real world and not just on an artist’s canvas. The width is about 1/4 inch. 147 stacked photos. Common names: peony tulip, double late tulip.

  

• Two Lips of a Tulip (0.6 inches)

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  The variegation of this orange and yellow tulip provided an interesting color combination and texture. Since the photo is of two petals touching each other, I couldn’t resist giving it the name. The width is about 0.6 inches. 120 stacked photos.

  

• Underwater Swan (Peony Tulip) (0.6 inches)

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  This is one of the flowers Barbara brought me from her garden. To be honest, although I liked the color, she liked the shape more than I did. But when it was mostly dried out, I went to shoot Turban and found some other cool shots. Underwater Swan was a complete surprise. I would not have seen this if I wasn’t looking through the lens. It is a very specific angle found only via serendipity and it’s only the close up that gives it the imagery of the swan. The rich texture is the result of more than usual adjustments. The width is about 0.6 inches. 182 stacked photos. Common names: peony tulip, double late tulip.