Nature hates calculators. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have to say, one of my favorite objects to photograph are flowers. Nature in general always seems to produce a wonderful picture. The first flower I believe is an Orchid. I found it on the side of the road near the bike path. The second flowers are just your everyday Pansy. But they had the most beautiful vibrant purple color to them. It was really fun to try and capture their color on camera. I had to try different angles, and lighting effects.

"Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars... and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful. Everything is simply happy. Trees are happy for no reason; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they are not going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance. Look at the flowers - for no reason. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are." ~Osho