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Naturally Abstract { 76 images } Created 8 Mar 2011

An observing eye and the whimsy of nature can lead to interesting results.
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  • A single photograph of sand patterns left by the retreating tide, mirrored then mirrored again.
    Sand Mandala_MG_7771.tif
  • A variegated hosta from my garden.
    Variegated Hosta_MG_8846.tif
  • An abstact image of the flats  at Chapin Beach.  The blue tones are natural, from the dusk sky.  The red tones were added by my little red-lensed flashlight.
    Color Bars_MG_3908.jpg
  • Heavy snow and and wind, mixed with sand created a fascinating composition.
    Snow and Sand_MG_3019.TIF
  • Snow and sand carved by gale force winds at First Encounter Beach, Eastham.
    Snow and Sand_MG_2131.TIF
  • I found this shell as I was photographing this weathered stump.  I remember when this was a live tree...
    Whelk and Wood_MG_4340-.jpg
  • To acheive sharpness throughout this close-up photograph, I combined 18 images, using the sharpest parts of each.
    Red Glad_MG_0733-Edit.TIF
  • A root projecting from an eroding dune suggests the form of a dancer.
    Root Dancer0641.jpg
  • A leaf suspended on the rippled surface of a small pond in Cape Cod National Seashore.
    Leaf and Ripples_MG_2446.jpg
  • Looking like fudge ripple ice cream, the sand at First Encounter Beach was carved by blizzard winds.
    Fudge Ripple_MG_2133.TIF
  • A solitary leaf floats among ripples on a small pond within Cape Cod National Seashore.
    Adrift_MG_2447.jpg
  • The soft light drew me to photograph these garden ferns.
    Ferns_MG_5137.jpg
  • A detail from a hosta plant in my yard.
    Hosta Leaf_MG_5738.jpg
  • The texture and shadings of color captured me as I passed this leaf in my garden.
    Hosta II_MG_5758.jpg
  • A detail from a hosta plant in my yard.
    Hosta I_MG_5764.jpg
  • Waves lapping at the shore of Upper Mill Pond  created these forms.
    Ice Form II_MG_8638.jpg
  • A single red leaf against a backdrop of reflected trees.
    Lone Leaf_MG_2452.jpg
  • This is one of my favorite techniques- photographing reflections of thin clouds .
    Pond Ripples I7568.jpg
  • Water spashing up froze on low hanging branches to create this interesting form.
    Ice and Water_MG_8646.TIF
  • This is a close-up of an icicle on a block of ice on Cape Cod Bay.  The yellow area is the sunset sky seen through a hole in the ice.
    Ice Glaze .jpg
  • Sand Forms_MG_3354.jpg
  • A detail of a tropical plant in  the conservatory of the Matthaei Botanical Garden of the University of Michigan.
    Plant Form_MG_7682.jpg
  • Ice formed on branches dangling over Upper Mill Pond in Brewster
    Ice Form I_MG_8623-Edit.jpg
  • Detail of a skunk cabbage leaf.
    Veins_MG_9723.jpg
  • These ice formations,dangling over the surface of Crystal Lake,reminded me of the keys of a trumpet.
    Trumpet Keys_MG_3054.JPG
  • A close-up of a large dahlia bloom.
    Bronze Dahlia_MG_0768-Edit.TIF
  • A bay scallop shell resting on seaweed at West Dennis Beach.
    Bay Scallop Shell_MG_7180.TIF
  • Wind-sculpted form in the sands of Nauset Beach
    Sand Form I _MG_8117.TIF
  • As the tide retreated, water flowing out of the sand left this pattern.
    Sand Form III_MG_8235.TIF
  • A bone and its shadow on Nauset Beach.
    Bone on the Beach_MG_8204.TIF
  • The receding tide left this pattern in the sand of Nauset Beach.
    Sand Form II_MG_8231.TIF
  • Water splashing up on a branch above the surface of Upper Mill Pond froze into this whelk shell- like form.
    Whelk-like Iceform_MG_8641.TIF
  • Snow and sand carver by gale force winds.
    Snow and Sand II_MG_2130.TIF
  • Chunks of salt ice drifting slowly on the incoming tide at First Encounter Beach.
    Mini Icebergs_MG_2142.TIF
  • Water beads on a hosta leaf.  The sharpness was enhanced by stacking several photographs.
    Hosta I_MG_4364-2.TIF
  • Water beads on hosta leaves.  The sharpness was enhanced by stacking several photographs.
    Hosta II_MG_4387.TIF
  • An image of the center of a yellow bearded iris made by stacking several images.
    Yellow Iris_MG_4401.TIF
  • A red mallow bud ready to pop.
    Mallow Bud-CRW_7159.TIF
  • Patterns left in the sand by the retreating tide at High Head, Truro.
    Truro Sand_MG_6649.TIF
  • With every retreat of the tide, the sand is rearranged in new patterns.
    Flow and Form_MG_6650.TIF
  • Pattern carved into the sand by the retreating tide.
    High Head Sandform_MG_6656.TIF
  • Water-carved pattern in the sand, left by the retreating tide at High Head, in Truro
    High Head Sandform II_MG_6658.TIF
  • Texture and pattern formed by the ebbing tide.
    Texture and Pattern_MG_6659.TIF
  • A fish vertebra lays on the sand, left by the retreating tide.
    Bone and Sand_MG_6666.TIF
  • Pebbles and sand patterns at Chapin Beach in Dennis
    Pebbles and Sand_MG_7015.TIF
  • Pebbles and sand patterns at Chapin Beach in Dennis
    Pebbles and Sand II_MG_7016.TIF
  • Sand carved by the retreating tide at Chapin Beach in Dennis.
    Interflow_MG_7028.TIF
  • Patterns left in the sand by the retreating tide.
    Tidal History_MG_7518.TIF
  • Patterns left in the sand by a succession of small waves.
    Sand Waves_MG_7525.TIF
  • The wind has rippled the surface of the sandy beach, exposing a collection of small stones.
    Pebbles and Sand_MG_7557.TIF
  • Patterns left on the beach as water flowed slowly back to the ocean.
    Sand Flow_MG_7591.TIF
  • Do you see an animal head?  What is it?
    Ice Animal_MG_7666.TIF
  • Ice coats the fish ladder at the Stony Brook Herring run in Breewster.
    Water and Ice_MG_7683.TIF
  • An oyster shell lies nestled in the sand at Paine's Creek Beach.
    Oyster ShellD70-5267.tif
  • Water seeping out of the sand as the tide retreats carves interesting patterns on Nauset Beach
    Sand and Light_MG_8396.tif
  • Intricate pattern left by the retreating tide
    Title:Water Trails_MG_8435.tif
  • Texture, form, and shadow contribute to this composition
    Steel and Shadow_MG_4036.dng
  • Detail of a rusted bulkhead
    Rust and Twig_MG_4038.dng
  • Two posts and their reflections in the West Reservoir in the Bell's Neck Conservation Area
    Reservoir Reflection _G8A1118.tif
  • Bubbles and rippples below the flume on the Herring River in Harwich
    _Herring River Bubbles
  • Bubbles bobbing on the Herring River in Harwich
    River Bubbles _G8A1131.tif
  • This post appears to be floating in the air
    Post Afloat _G8A1133.tif
  • Much of this composition is reflection
    Moon Eye _G8A1971.tif
  • Reflections in flowing water at the begining of the Bound Brook herring run on the Dennis- Brewster town line.
    Bound Brook Outflow_MG_3017.tif
  • Trees reflect in gentle ripples on the surface of the West Reservoir at Bell's Neck
    Bell's Neck Reflection _G8A8508.tif
  • Gentle ripples break up the reflection of an intense sunset on the surface of the West Reservoir at Bell's Neck.
    Sunset Ripples _G8A8607.tif
  • Ice coats a piece of wood projecting from the surface of West Reservoir, Harwich
    Ice, Wood, and Water_G8A9815.tif
  • A clump of ice appears to float on the surface of West Reservoir in Harwich
    Ice Cap _G8A9826.tif
  • Waves lapping at a stick formed this disk of ice.
    Ice on a Stick _G8A9833.tif
  • Two clumps of ice are suspended above and are reflected in the surface of the Wet Reservoir in  Harwich
    Ice Clumps _G8A0488.tif
  • Ice covered twigs and reflections looking like a toothed mouth
    Gator Ice _G8A0402.tif
  • A ring of icicles surrounds a post in the West Reservoir, Harwich
    Ice Toes _G8A0469.tif
  • A ring of ice on an old post in the West Reservoir at Bell's Neck
    Ice Collar _G8A0490.tif
  • Ripples and reflections on the surface of the West Reservoir in Harwich
    Wavering Water_G8A0776.tif
  • Heavy frost covers the inside of a storm door
    Frosted Glass _MG_7692.tif
  • Exposed roots of a dead plant in the Provincetown dunes
    Wild Root _MG_1755.tif