Flowers for a Wintry Day...

Going through some older files, and thought that some flowers would do nicely to brighten the day.

The Plantae Kingdom was one of the first things I set about to photograph, as the subjects don't move much (maybe sway in the breeze once in a while) and it was helpful for me to practice focusing techniques on non-moving subjects. Over the years, my flower photo files have grown quite large. Here are a few of my recent (and revisited) favorites...

Mentzelia pumila

Fouquieria splendens

Heracleum lanatum

Prunus armeniaca

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Iris pseudacorus

Ipomoea sp.

Prunus armeniaca

Cosmos bipinnatus - seed head

Unidentified succulent

Datura wrightii

Tulipa sp.

Mirabilis jalapa

Iris germanica

Aquilegia canadensis L.

Lamium amplexicaule

Taenidia integerrima