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Nature's Identity
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Black-and-White and Infrared Floral Portraits
Daisy the Dreamer — black-and-white close-up photograph of a daisy as seen from the backside, at an angle
Hello, Lily — a close-up black-and-white photo of a lily flower
I Heart Walentyna — an infrared close-up photo where the petals resemble a heart shape
Callias' Beauty II — an infrared close-up photo of the inside center of a lily, complete with a shadow of the pistil and stamen on one of the petals
Odina — an infrared photo of a stem of orchids in an arch shape, against a black background
Gratian Ever Graceful — an infrared photo of a downward-facing white bell-shaped flower
Paul Wyatt, Small Warrior — a black-and-white macro photo of leaves that look like petals on a long horizontal stem
Makimi the Genuine Beauty — a black-and-white close-up photo of a backlit orchid on a stem
Karasi, Life and Wisdom — a black-and-white close-up photo of a backlit orchid, viewed from the back of the flower looking towards the front through the gap in the petals
The Many Sides to Fiorello — an infrared photo of three orchids on one stem, the flowers each facing a different way – front, sideways, and backwards – against a black background
The Richness of Alaure — a black-and-white macro photo of the petals of a carnation flower
Solange — a black-and-white close-up photo of a sunflower
The Beautiful Sound of Aria Alani — a black-and-white close&45;up photo of a lily flower and its pistil and stamen
Rex the King — an infrared macro photo of the front center of an orchid
Senka with the Shadow — an infrared macro photo of a flower and the shadow cast by its pistil and stamen
Angelo — a black-and-white macro photo of a single flower of a hydrangea
Blooming Nova — a black-and-white close-up photo of a ready-to-bloom flowering plant
Whitney B. White — a black-and-white photo of a daisy, taken in portrait orientation from a slightly side angle
Carmina in the Garden — an infrared close-up photo of a backlit flower
Edmund — a black-and-white macro photo of a leaf, belonging to a hydrangea, with water droplets on it
Maya and the Water Droplets — a black-and-white macro photo of a flower of a hydrangea
Gentle Corinna Waves Goodbye — the last image in the portfolio, it is a black-and-white photo of a flower with several skinny petals, facing away from the camera at an angle, petals looking as if to wave farewell to the portfolio’s viewers
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