i'm no giraffe expert, but i think the left one wants a kiss.

geyser at Yellowstone

foliage on the tropical island of Guam

the exotic blooms on this particular tropical vine last only a day. After just missing a couple of openings, a gardener friend and I was pulling shifts going to check on it's status twice a day. Finally, late one morning, the magnificent passiflora opened to display it's unparalleled details. Immediately, I load up an excessive amount of gear so that nothing would warrant a second trip and spent several hours more than adequately capturing the moment on film. As the day progressed and the sun started getting low, the entire wonder began to close only to fall off the next day; but on film it lives on.

commonly misunderstood as an albino, this White Indian Peacock appears just as lovely as it's multi-coloured friends.

a pleasant combination of rocky cliffs and thick forest in southern Illinois. i was lucky to find a very large fallen boulder to climb up on to get above the brush and capture this view.

a cluster of purple vanda orchids in Brazil