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artist. painter. photographer. she/her #ExPost #ExPostNews
finder [of things]. appreciator [of the overlooked].
all photos are my own. if not, duly noted.
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cactus flower
#photography
#macrophotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art

all my cactus plants are blooming. woo.
pink. orange. and red.

trying to get the shots i want.
more to come.

i find photographing these blooms really challenging.
i don't mind.

photograph.
a red cactus flower photographed with a macro lens at f/3. against a gray-green background. looking like a bird about to take off.
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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nearly open. pink peony.
#photography
#macrophotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art

it's starting out as a 'theme' day.
bought some peonies. some opened.
some didn't.

floral roulette. again.

photograph.
macrophotograph of the sun hitting a [hopefully] about-to-open bright pink peony. its open 'sister' is in the background. green leaves below. dark background.
November 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
ioneblue.bsky.social
will it, won't it
#photography
#macrophotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art

one white ranunculus.
ready to open. no guarantees.

floral roulette.

photograph.
a pair of white ranunculus flowers against the darkness. green leaves below them. one fully open, the other about to. i always cross my fingers. some never get past this point.
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
ioneblue.bsky.social
night lights
#photography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#bright
#lightscape

a shot from tonight's Lightscape show.
rods of light in the lagoon.
beautiful weather.

i'm so used to shooting macro,
had to readjust my 'eye' with a 24-70 zoom.
difficult!

photograph.
photograph taken at the chicago botanic garden's Lightscape show. a shot across the water of rods of light planted around a small island in the lagoon. trees on the shore on the other side. a night shot of purple trees, with greens, blues, and purple lights on the water.
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
ioneblue.bsky.social
find your light
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#bright
#cats
#portraits

jasmine [not my cat].

she knows where she looks best
and always parks herself there.

photograph.
orange tabby cat on a gold couch. this cat knows where she is seen to her best advantage. i'm jealous.
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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pink and pinker
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#bright
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

pink alstroemeria
bending back.

catching the light.

photograph.
macrophotograph. a single pink alstroemeria with dark red markings. catching the sunlight. all shades of pink against a dark green background.
November 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
ioneblue.bsky.social
caught in a bright light
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#bright
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

gerbera daisy.
in the right spot and the right time.
[me too!]

photograph.
macrophotograph. white gerbera daisy with pink edges. a blast of light from the right. against a dark green background.
November 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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dissolved in light
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#bright
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

center of a white lily.
with the light pouring over it.

the dark green center...
deliberately the only thing in focus.

photograph.
macrophotograph of the center of a white lily. flooded with sunlight from a nearby window. used depth of field to keep the green center the only part in focus. the white light and white lily fills the frame. yellow areas are reflections from a nearby flower.
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
ioneblue.bsky.social
upside down
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#bright
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

gerbera daisy bending over.
caught in a ray of sunlight.

no reason for the backs to be ignored!

photograph.
macrophotograph of a gerbera daisy. sunlight revealing the colors and textures of the back of the flower. shades of orange blending to gold at the tips. textured green calyx in the center of the frame. dark background. orange bokeh from the flowers behind it.
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
ioneblue.bsky.social
bright light
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#bright
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

a bright yellow mum in a strong beam of sunlight.

photograph.
macrophotograph of bright yellow mums. sunlight illumnating one in the bunch. they fill the frame.
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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dianthus
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

using depth of field to selectively focus
on a single petal.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a dark pink dianthus flower. it fades to yellow as it gets close to the center.surrounded by green leaves. selectively focused on one petal.
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
ioneblue.bsky.social
on the edge
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#nature

view of the edge of a pale orange gerbera daisy
with a dark center.

a different perspective.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a pale orange gerbera daisy. seen from the side.dark brown shadows. brighter orange at the center.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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pink alstroemeria
#photography
#macrophotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#nature

one single pink alstroemeria flower.
with an anonymous filler made of tiny green leaflet
right on top.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a pink alstroemeria flower with dark pink markings and spots of deep orange. a branch of tiny green leafs behind and on top of it.
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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cactus flower
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#nature

in bloom again! and filled with flowers.
it's always exciting when they're back.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a red bloom on a thanksgiving cactus plant. red petals. white 'fringe' with gold tips. green and blue-green leaves behind it. creamy white bokeh.
November 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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cactus leaves
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#leaves
#art
#nature

my thanksgiving cactuses are blooming!
just in time.

where two leaves meet.
focused on the edge.

photograph.
macrophotograph of Thanksgiving cactus leaves. Focused on the edge of a leaf just setting it's buds. I thought i had a Christmas cactus but it's blooming now, so... name change!
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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a leaf in the light
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#leaves
#art
#nature

somewhere between intentional and accident.
i caught a leaf dissolving into light.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a leaf caught in the light. an abstraction of green leaf texture, cerulean blues, pale green, yellow light and purple shadows.
November 8, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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morning red
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#art
#flowers
#bloomscrolling

red alstroemeria flowers in early morning light.

photograph.
macrophotograph of red alstroemeria flowers—selectively focusing on just one. red with darker red markings. tiny green tips on the petals. deep green leaves frame it. pale grey in the upper right corner.
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
ioneblue.bsky.social
lily
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#art
#nature

ultra close up shot looking inside a white lily.
pistils upright and circling the stamen.

photograph.
macrophotograph looking inside a white lily. a green pistil with a black top surrounded by stamens orange with pollen. shapes, shadows, and colors—greens, purples, white, greys and blues— behind it.
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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lagoon shore
#photography
#landscape
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#autumn
#chicagobotranicgarden
#art
#nature

trees and grasses at the edge of the lagoon.

photograph.
photograph of one of the lagoons at the chicago botanic garden, late afternoon. deep blue water. the water's edge surrounded by gold grasses. white birch trees dropping their leaves. the top third, the blue sky.
November 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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leaves in the shade
#photography
#macrophotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#blueskyartshow
#autumn
#art
#nature

ground cover.
plants under a tree changing colors.
one well on its way to red.
the other still green.

we all change on our own timetable.

photograph.
macrophotograph of plants under a tree at the chicago botanic garden. green leaves turning to red and rust. a small spike of white flowers with just one's leaves on the stem going red.
November 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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fountain in fall
#painting
#blueskyartshow
#autumn
#chicagobotanicgarden
#eastcoastkin
#fountain
#art

painting from a photograph of a fountain
taken in the fall at the chicago botanic garden.

still waters.

painting.
painting from a photograph of a fountain at the chicago botanic garden. water turned off for fall but not yet drained. i was glad to catch it before that happened. lines. angles. colors. primarily golds, greens and blues.
November 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
ioneblue.bsky.social
happy halloween
#photography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#halloween
#art
#pumpkins

a mini striped pumpkin.
on a table.
in the sun.

no carving for this little girl.

photograph.
photograph of a small pumpkin in the sun. cream with orange stripes. shadows falling across it. dark background.
October 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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red alstroemeria
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

creatively—in and out of focus.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a red alstroemeria flower. against a pale background. green leaves on the right. used focus selectively for creative purposes.
October 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
ioneblue.bsky.social
summer's end, part 2
#photography
#macrophotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

closed purple petunia getting ready to open.
backlit by the sun.

growing on my front porch.
probably the last of the porch flowers.
it's getting cold here.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a tightly closed purple petunia, but getting ready to open. surrounded by other petunias growing in a container on my front porch, just this one flower is backlit by the sun. dark red barberry bush in the background, upper right.
October 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ioneblue.bsky.social
summer's end
#photography
#macrophotography
#photographersofbluesky
#chicagobotanicgarden
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

persian buttercup.
bright pink.
starting to fade and dropping petals.

chicago botanic garden.
taken at the end of summer.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a pink persian buttercup with white edges. the flower is starting to fade. a few dropped petals are on the green leaves below it. the persian buttercup is a species of ranunculus. Ranunculus asiaticus,
October 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM