CF3804 240618 183122

CF2185 240512 131528

BY3291 230718 194219

BY3191 230718 193334

BR3897 220827 190006

CJ2081 250301 152344

CJ2041 250301 152052

CJ2016 250301 151850

CJ1996 250301 151650

CJ1956 250301 151335

CJ1936 250301 151147

CJ1885 250301 150638

CF8510 240917 190115

CF8501 240917 185730

CF8468 240917 183347

CF8440 240917 182620

CF8105 240907 141518

CF5841 240714 103309

BY2059 230709 133952

CJ2068 250301 152231

CJ2030 250301 151940

CJ2006 250301 151726

CJ1976 250301 151502

CJ1951 250301 151321

CJ1921 250301 151112

CJ1871 250301 150541

 

CJ0702 250209 114115

CJ0632 250209 111817

CJ0547 250209 105325

CJ0579 250209 110438

CJ0537 250209 104624

CJ0514 250209 103416

CJ0494 250209 102216

 

One of my favorite things to do in the winter in Chicago is to visit one of the conservatories to see the plants and blossoms. The splash of color does wonders to invigorate my spirit.
But then I tend to create monochrome images out of my trips because I love the textures.

CJ0694 250209 113636

CJ0636 250209 112233

CJ0570 250209 110216

CJ0499 250209 102446

CJ0459 250209 101352

CG8703 250126 124000

CG8693 250126 123832

 

Not every image needs to be award winning; I enjoy looking for abstract compositions, and I’ve photographed this type of plant quite a few times and rarely gotten an image that I liked.  But I really like this image – award winning to me.

 

CJ0549 250209 105925

I have some friends who will bring along spray bottles to add water drops to plants to make the image pop, but for this flower, the staff at the conservatory did the work for me!