Caladium

Rainbow Stream Monochrome

Wagner Falls Monochrome

Lion of Lucerne Monochrome

Through the Looking Glass

Amur Tiger Portrait

Fall Creek Falls Monochrome

Nodding Trillium Monochrome

Star of Lyons Falls Monochrome

Trout Lily

Water Lily Monochrome

The original Caladium in pinks, greens and whites was beautiful. The monochrome version brought out the wonderful graphic qualities of the structure of the leaf.

West of the Donner Pass in California, a stream wanders under the expressway and through the wooded areas of Rainbow. Heavy snows accentuate the beauty of the forest and stream.

Munisng Michigan is home to a goodly number of charming waterfalls. Wagner Falls is at the end of a short trail and well worth the walk. This early morning image captures the misty qualities upstream, and the marsh marigolds at the base.

This striking sandstone sculptue is a monument to fallen Swiss Guards. Created by the Danish artist Bertel Thoraldsen almost 200 years ago, you can find it near the Glacier Garden.

This image captures the matrix reflection of an exterior stairway through the mirrored glass wall of an opposing building, providing the abstract and graphic quality.

The Amur Tiger is one of the most endangered animals in the world. It is estimated that 360-406 still exist in the wild. About 490 captive Amur tigers are managed in zoo conservation.

Fall Creek Falls, Tennessee, is one of the regions most beautiful falls - but difficult to shoot when trees are in leaf.

The protected Nodding Trillium can best be seen in the Smoky Mountains National Park in the spring in damp forest areas - by lying on the ground!

Waterfalls are always soothing, in sight and sound. This one became particularly special when I noticed the star-like form in the rock above it.

The wildflower, Trout Lily, is a beautiful yellow and hangs just inches from the forest floor.

Capturing these types of botanical images always requires a change of clothes!

Upstream in a dinghy on the LaCloche River in southern Ontario, the dark water was a perfect foil for this Water Lily.