Nature's Collection

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passing for an assortment of freshly mined diamonds, these rough 'gems' are actually grains of refined sugar. they are spilled upon a deep-blue CD case which gave us a nice colour backdrop and texture. the crystalline grains of sugar average around 1/60 of an inch.

Raw Diamonds

Ka'anapali Beach is famous for it's gentle shallow waters and beautiful sunsets.

Ka'anapali Sunset 2

a fresh and perfect bloom of a yellow, white, and pink variegated rose

Variegated Rose 1

some picture-perfect stalks of Imperial Fritillaria (lutea maxima) just waiting for someone like me to come by and capture them on film.

Fritillaria 1

small forest on the side of a volcano in Maui

Trees

layers and layers of spire-shaped mountains in ZhangJiaJie

Mount TianZi 2

One expects to see an assortment of orchids in a rain-forest, but to my surprise, I have also found many stunning varieties (like this Paphiopedilum) in northern Indiana woodlands. There are secluded microclimates that have conditions just right to support these beautiful flowers.

Lady of the Woods

Below ground caverns in Arizona wilderness, carved out by centuries of flash flood waters from rain many miles away.

Caverns 1

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