 WATER |
 ROCK |
 DESERT |
 SKY |
 TREES |
 PLANTS |
 ANIMALS |
 MAN-MADE |
 PATTERNS |
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from time to time, i see a shot that just shouts "tropical" and i capture the moment just for that reason.
Tropical Essence 4
I am a personal fan of lots of foliage. I maintain several quite large house plants but they just don't compare to standing amongst a rain-forest. This was captured along the way to Hanna, a remote southern town on Maui.
Tropical Foliage
unique purple lily blooms in southern China
Purple Lily
appearing to be a nice artsy mosaic of tiles, this is actually a closeup shot of a Rose of Sharon flower. this particular shrub had white blooms with dark-pink patterns down in the throat. when you zoom in (way in) to where the pink and white meet, you can see cell patterns like this. (photo captures 0.05 x 0.03 inches of the flower petal so the height of this photo is the thickness of a credit card)
Mosaic Tile
When I first saw these celosia flowers in China, I couldn't resist taking the time to find one with just the right form and available light to capture a couple shots.
Cockscomb Closeup
one of many Lotus ponds throughout China.
Lotus
peeking through the trees toward Horseshoe Lake mostly covered with lily-pads and blooms
Horseshoe Lake 1
Along the desert surface, a lengthy crack can be seen. More exploring reveals an entire other world of underground beauty. I have the camera pointed up at about 45° toward these whirls of sandstone carved out by centuries of flash flood waters from rain many miles away.
Underworld
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