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eadmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*VmCxR1nlFV7HU5ORjUBPPA.jpeg"><figcaption>“Pollen face.” Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.</figcaption></figure><p id="0258">The tulips were being tugged towards the earth by gravity and time, but their petals still glistened with a satin-like sheen.</p><figure id="57a3"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*Jkh6K9oSwhVgOpgbNh01dA.jpeg"><figcaption>“Satin.” Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.</figcaption></figure><p id="5dec">And, inside, the stamen and ovary detail was almost sculptural.</p><figure id="7a7c"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*-4gtBDJBHDcqPjAV8LW4Mw.jpeg"><figcaption>“Sculptural.” Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.</figcaption></figure><p id="3662">There is a beauty to every phase of life.</p><figure id="683d"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*0AAT02fiBE5lg3ZRjb8GXw.jpeg"><figcaption>“Phases of life.” Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.</figcaption></figure><p id="c7aa">These strawflowers, with their tightly-fisted buds, could probably last another week or so.</p><figure id="426c"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*sFpx1mROvWFzfWdErhiEwQ.jpeg"><figcaption>“Tightly-fisted buds.” Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.</figcaption></figure><p id="0323">One of the things I love the most about macrophotography is the perspective that you get from looking at the tiny details. In looking at this photo, I suspect it must be a bit like what a bee or a butterfly sees.</p><figure id="3805"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*OEWFthQsEBhszSDPl-TWmw.jpeg"><figcaption>“Perspective.” Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.</figcaption></figure><p id="ce30">I hope you enjoyed this little “bouquet of details.”</p><p id="0dc6">You might have noticed that this piece is published in my new pub, “Butterfly Dreams,” which I created to showcase some of my photos, poems and musings. If you’d like to see more pieces like this, you can “follow” the publication.</p><p id="c6c3"><i>Erika Burkh

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alter is a yogi, neurophilosopher, cat-mom, photographer, and lover of travel and nature, spreading her love and amazement for Mother Earth’s glories, one photo, poem or story at a time. (MS Neuropsychology, MA Yoga Studies).</i></p><p id="5d45">You might also enjoy:</p><div id="78a3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/fly-me-to-the-moon-355dc782a1c3"> <div> <div> <h2>Fly Me to the Moon</h2> <div><h3>A little nostalgia and serendipity on a night in Juneau</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*qjdr3sBnfzKOUfO3Wn_OHw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="4a97" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-world-of-the-small-cb5e0820b208"> <div> <div> <h2>The World of the Small</h2> <div><h3>The wonders of macrophotography</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*XGFVBI-8UuJJcHO4xcusxQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="9c43" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/back-from-alaska-1aa9a475a82c"> <div> <div> <h2>Back from Alaska</h2> <div><h3>A trip of a lifetime</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*Y77Guk0a3T8G8fXPGnPhTQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="66c8">Photos and story ©Erika Burkhalter. All rights reserved.</p></article></body>

Photography, Flowers

A Bouquet of Details

CSA flowers and a 50 mm macro lens

Every week I receive a few bundles of flowers wrapped up in brown paper from my CSA (community-supported agriculture group) along with our organic veggies and fruits. I specify ahead of time which ones I’d like, but it is always a bit of a surprise to see what actually shows up. It all depends on how much of each flower is harvested and how many people place orders each week.

Yesterday, I was about to switch out the old flowers for the new ones when I noticed the light slanting in through the kitchen window, illuminating the slightly drooping, but still quite beautiful blooms.

“Upside down glow.” Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.

I had been playing around in the garden earlier with my new 50 mm macro lens for my Nikon z7 and I still had it in hand, so I decided to try a few shots. I think that the details the lens was able to capture and the glow of the light created some really quite pretty photos.

I’ve always loved macrophotography but I was limited previously to a little snap-on lens for my iPhone, which really did take some nice photos. But what’s cool about this new lens is that with the flip of a switch it can also function as a fixed 50 mm lens and take photos on a larger scale. The first photo in this piece was taken that way.

The tulips were being tugged towards the earth by gravity and time, but their petals still glistened with a satin-like sheen.

And, inside, the stamen and ovary detail was almost sculptural.

There is a beauty to every phase of life.

“Phases of life.” Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.

These strawflowers, with their tightly-fisted buds, could probably last another week or so.

“Tightly-fisted buds.” Photo ©Erika Burkhalter.

One of the things I love the most about macrophotography is the perspective that you get from looking at the tiny details. In looking at this photo, I suspect it must be a bit like what a bee or a butterfly sees.

I hope you enjoyed this little “bouquet of details.”

You might have noticed that this piece is published in my new pub, “Butterfly Dreams,” which I created to showcase some of my photos, poems and musings. If you’d like to see more pieces like this, you can “follow” the publication.

Erika Burkhalter is a yogi, neurophilosopher, cat-mom, photographer, and lover of travel and nature, spreading her love and amazement for Mother Earth’s glories, one photo, poem or story at a time. (MS Neuropsychology, MA Yoga Studies).