Celeste M (mostly off, very busy)'s photostream  

Icelandic poppies are among the prettiest and most fragile of the spring flowers I typically see at South Coast Botanic Garden. I was fortunate to come upon this one shortly after it opened to the morning sun, as it was still fresh and undamaged. (Olympus E-510 & Zuiko 50mm macro, f/5.6, 1/125 sec., ISO 200, morning sun, handheld).

A little announcement: I learned today that I won a "Special Recognition" award (the level just below Honorable Mention) in the January 2012 "All Women" juried art competition at the Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery. (The link will take you to the exhibition.) The competition drew 310 artists and photographers from 21 countries. I am delighted to have my Baubles, bangles & beads (link to the awarded photo) recognized in such a large field!

A single calla against a heavily overcast sky, white on white, pure light and simplicity. I created this for an assignment in the "Beyond Layers" online experience at Kim Klassen Café. The goal was to create a photo around a theme of a single word, mood or thought, and I chose "light." (Olympus E-5 & Zuiko 70-300mm zoom at 239mm, f/6.3, 1/400, handheld) Texture courtesy of Kim Klassen Café
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Some of my work is available for sale on Red Bubble (a collection of prints, greeting cards, and now a large-format 2012 calendar).

I am a Getty Images Contributor.

The opening buds of angel’s trumpet blossoms are wonderful photographic subjects. The petal parts that will become “wings” typically start out in fanciful curled formations. This is a classic example. (Olympus E-510 & Zuiko 50mm macro, f/6.3, 1/125 sec., ISO 400, filtered morning sun, handheld) Background texture from Leslie Nicole's French Kiss Textures.

Some of my work is available for sale on Red Bubble (a collection of prints, greeting cards, and now a large-format 2012 calendar).

I am a Getty Images Contributor.

This is a variety of calla lily known as "Green Goddess" for the bloom's green coloring on the outside. The tip of the flower, not visible here, also has green markings on the inside. I liked this one for the way it was decorated with water droplets. (Olympus E-5 & Zuiko 50mm macro, f/8, 1/125 sec., ISO 200, overcast, handheld)

Some of my work is available for sale on Red Bubble (a collection of prints, greeting cards, and now a large-format 2012 calendar).

I am a Getty Images Contributor.

A bright red anemone, happily greeting the morning sun after the rain. I was shooting with a zoom rather than my macro lens to stay out of the wet soil in the flowerbed. (Olympus E-5 & Zuiko 70-300mm zoom at 300mm, f/6.3, 1/320 sec., ISO 320, morning sun, handheld)

Some of my work is available for sale on Red Bubble (a collection of prints, greeting cards, and now a large-format 2012 calendar).

I am a Getty Images Contributor.