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@ioneblue.bsky.social
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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hidden apples
#photography
#photographersofbluesky
#chicagobotanicgarden
#plants
#trees
#eastcoastkin
#art

earlier this year.

a fuji apple tree in the botanic garden.
i almost missed these apples.
they were deep inside the tree.
nearly hidden.

photograph.
photograph of a fuji apple with two more just beginning. the apple fades from red, to gold to green. surrounded by green leaves.
October 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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tightly closed
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

mini carnations.
tightly closed, bright pink.

a stray ornamental barging in.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a bunch of mini carnations. bright pink and still tightly closed. a dark red ornamental 'flower' on the right. all agains a background of warm grey. large pink carnations lurking behind in soft focus.
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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fall is coming on strong
#photography
#photographersofbluesky
#autumn
#landscape
#eastcoastkin
#art

my favorite season.

late afternoon.
the chicago botanic garden lagoons.
total peace.

photograph.
photograph of the lagoon at the chicago botanic garden, ringed by trees and grasses. late afternoon. autumn colors. the crabapple trees are the first to turn. rusts, oranges, gold. reflected in the water.
October 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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frizzled aster
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

tiny little purple aster reaching its 'sell by' date.

photograph.
macrophotograph of two tiny purple asters. one in focus, one an abstract purple shape. always sorry to see them start to go. it makes me want to get them on camera. green stems. the background is white fading to gray with smudges of green.
October 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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purple intruding
#photography
#macrophotography
#photographersofbluesky
#stunday
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

white alstroemeria behind a purple flower.
masquerading as a blur.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a white alstroemeria with dark red markings. behind a purple flower, here, just a blur. green leaf in front.
October 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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late october
#photography
#macrophotography
#photographersofbluesky
#stunday
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

i love fall!

we had a mild october in chicago
but things are starting to go.

like these hosta leaves.

photograph.
macro photograph of hosta leaves on their fall journey. the bottom one going orange, the top just brown spots showing up. so far, the white flowers at the bottom are holding.
October 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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azalea
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#stunday
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

an azalea in the sunlight.

kind of a miracle.
i thought this plant was a goner.
and then... this.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a pale orange azalea flower emerging from bright green leaves. seen in profile. against a dark background.
October 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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scrambled stamens
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

focusomg on one white alstroemeria in a bouquet—
its stamens in a knot.

with magenta dianthus flowers
and a mottled green leaf.

photograph.
macrophotograph selectively focusing on a single white alstroemeria flower with pink markings. magenta dianthus flowers in front of it. surrounded by green leaves. the leaf to its left is starting to go. you can tell by the yellow mottling. orange flower in the deep background showing near the bottom of the image.
October 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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shadows on the wall
#photography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Inside
#museums
#sculpture
#art

inside a glass case, two Picasso bull heads casting shadows.
inside the picasso museum in Paris.

photograph.
photograph of two Picasso sculptures. the dark grey bull heads, inside a glass case, are casting shadows on the cream colored wall.
October 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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lady slipper in the making
#photography
#macrophotography
#abstractphotography
#photographersofbluesky
#eastcoastkin
#flowers
#art
#bloomscrolling

lady slipper orchid bud still closed tightly.
not often a bud is as interesting as the fully opened orchid.
i think so, anyway.

photograph.
macrophotograph of a lady slipper orchid bud. it's a ways away from blooming. quite beautiful as is, i thought. looks a bit like an exotic insect. shades of yellow green with deep purple markings. on a purple green stem. against a blue green background.
October 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM