A white dicentra plant bathed in morning sunlight.

Bamboo forest in China

closeup texture shot of a purple Iris

cluster of Dendrobium orchids in China rain-forest

vast amounts of water flowing over Horseshoe Falls (Canadian side of Niagara Falls)

you'd probably believe me if i said this was a tentacle from some deep-sea creature, but it is actually a closeup shot of a common flower stigma (the tiny little stem sticking out of the center and captures pollen from the stamen). the stigma of a red gladiolus is only 0.025 inches in diameter (thickness of 2 playing cards) and this photo captures the very tip that protrudes farthest outside the bloom. (check out our "Balanced Gems" shot to see the neighboring anther part of the same flower).