A fuzzy photo of a wall showing the pattern without details, letting the pattern of vertical brisk at the bottom contrast with the alternating pattern of horizontal bricks at the top

Bricks

from the deliberately unfocused series

A dark blue flower with speckles of white that look like stars draining into the depths of the universe

The Infinite in a Single Flower

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Bricks in a wall, one atop the next, repeating into the distance

Checkerboard Wall

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A profusion of small flowers -- white with a seeping ping around the stem -- seen from the underside, drenched in the late summer sunlight and soothed by the solid shade of the trees in the unseen distance

Tiny Delirium

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A deer in a suburban yard standing, watching the watcher as if on guard, in front the opening to a wooden enclosure with foliage growing over it

Watcher in the Yard

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Late day sunlight that snuck between two buildings, lazing across the regularity of the brick sidewalk at a rakish angle, highlighting every chip and settled brick, proof of the dedicated life of the hardworking walkway

Sunlight on Bricks

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A small red flower in the foreground dappled with sunlight filtering through the leaves above

Hidden Garden

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A monochrome photo of two deer, a doe who is blase about the neighbors waving cameras around, and a spotted fawn who just wants to play. They are set against the light of the afternoon sun reflecting from the pavement of a quiet side street of a vibrant small town

Hop, Skip, and a Jump
Some of the thoroughly urban deer in the area

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A marigold sheltered amongst the greenery, illuminated by a stray sunbeam lending it a deep ruby jewel glow against its suroundings

Bright Spot

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A photo for a chain link fence, uneven and unsymmetrical, the top of which is buckled and bent from abuse and lack of support, never the less it remains a fence and remains standing where it chooses to be

Fence in the Afternoon

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An unfocused photo of sunlight on a summer evening filtering through the trees and shining from the road. The warmth of the setting sun contrasts with the cool colors of the evening shadows and deep calm greens of the trees

Sunlight Down the Street

From the deliberately unfocused series
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What Color May Come

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A black and white photo of a squirrel seen around the corner of a building, perched on a ledge eating a nut

Lunch Break

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A closeup photo of the interior of a plant with long spiky leaves that fade in and out of the shallow focus and dissolve into the green and gold backdrop ad the sunlight filters through the opposite side of the plant

Leaf Dream 3

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A black and white photo of a necklace hanging and slightly tangled in a chain link fence where some kind stranger has left it, likely hoping that whoever missed it enough to return looking for it might find it

Lost
A necklace that someone had found and left hanging on the fence, in hopes that its person would find it

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A macro photo of a flower with delicate shades of purple and white glowing from the afternoon sunlight behind it

Lavender Glow

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Monochrome photo of late summer grass seeds weighing down the stem they hang from, flattened and overlapping with a pattern that could belong to a floral dragon

Dragon Scales

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Warm late afternoon sun on a small, unassuming deep pink flower in a planter, seen from underside so that the petals glow with a light that can't be seen from front

Behind the Public Face

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A closeup of thin leaves at the edges of the foreground fading into a golden blur of light on the leaves behind them

Leaf Dream 2
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Two pail pink blossoms with a profusion of stamens open to the sky, against a backdrop of deep green foliage and a tangle of thorny branches nearer behind them

Delicate

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Two tendrils hang below a leaf and curl into a spiral around each other

Wrapped Embrace

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close up photo of a thin leaf with jagged edges in a spot of sunlight against a dark background of deep reds and greens

Leaf Dream

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A picture in black and white of a forest trail on a summer afternoon with the sunlight filtering down through the bright leaves above to collect in bright pools and the dark path below. The trail curves off to the left a short distance ahead leaving the near future to imagination and anticipation

Arboreal Contrasts

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A black and white photo of a bamboo fence tied with a rough twisted cord

Cords BW

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A picture of a large cloud towering above the surrounding clouds, the top white in the sunlight, and fading through peach and rose colors to the bottom of the cloud in rich grey purple where the setting sun no longer reaches

Progression of a Summer Evening

A closeup photo of a vine with a curlique tendril against a background of deep green brown

The Shortest Path between Two Points

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White pear tree blossoms against a dark green background on an overcast spring day

White Petals

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A deliberately unfocused photo of light streaming across the fall leaves on the forest floor

Leaves
Another one from the deliberately unfocused series

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A metal manhole cover with a pattern of concentric circles and roundels between radiating spokes

Cover

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Bright orange autumn leaves hanging down in the late afternoon sunlight with fall colors behind them

The Shape of Fall
Another one from last fall.

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