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Photographed at The Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California.

Palm Crosshatch

What my husband likes about this is the way the bow of the bridge echoes the seagull.

San Francisco — Oakland Bay Bridge.

Bay Bridge

Walt Disney Concert Hall, designed by Frank Gehry
Los Angeles, California

Disney Hall Abstract

In general, Salt Lake City is not that architecturally interesting. But our public library is one terrific exception. Designed by Moshe Safdie.

Reflections at the Library

Another bee at work. Photographed in downtown Salt Lake City.

Pollination

Pernetiana Rose Autumn hybridized by L. B. Coddington, 1928. Photographed at The Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California.

Autumn Roses in Summer

Photographed in the Central Garden at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, California.

The Pollinator

This Masdevallia Machu Micchu orchid took first prize in its category at the Utah Orchid Society's spring show held last week at Red Butte Garden. Though it was snowing outside, the flower-filled Orangerie gave off a whiff of spring.

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Reflection, 2009

This represents somewhat of a departure from my typical abstract photography. Until now I've pretty much kept with a nature theme, sticking to macro abstracts of flowers and plants. This is a photo of one of the reflecting pools at the Salt Lake City Library.

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Flowers with water drops are often very appealing and fun to photograph. In the right light, water can add sparkle or a glint that brightens an otherwise dull bloom. Occasionally you can catch more than light in a raindrop; the many colors of a bed of roses and its surroundings, including the blue of the sky, show up in this refraction.

Roses after the Rain, 2009

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