Illuminate-red (Bromeliad)
Cool flower from Mil's garden.
Arty:  |  Monarch Butterfly. Neighbor's phlox, May, 2003. |  Wildflower Showcase |  |
 Cactus Flowers: |  Texas Wildflower Gallery 2003 |  Scenics: 2004 bluebonnets & still more flowers |  Texas Wildflower Gallery 2005 |
 Above: Monarch Butterfly and Two Bees on Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha) |  Marshland Flower Pictures are Here |  Mushrooms and Fungi |  Marshland Pictures |
 Flower from my astronomy club's observing site in Dolen, TX, 6/21/03. Details for above: Nikon N90s, Nikon 105 f2.8 AF macro lens, 1/60s @ f45, aperture priority mode using center-weighted metering with +0.3 flash and +0.3 exposure set (equivalent to 2/3rds of a stop overexposure) on Fuji Velvia ASA 50 film, usual processing in Photoshop. |  Yellow Purslane. Nikon F3, Nikon 105mm F2.8 D AF Macro lens; Fuji Velvia film. (no flash) See also: Nikon D100 Images |  Bug (as yet unidentified) and Yellow Flowers Nikon N90s, Nikon 105mm F2.8D macro lens, Flash @ 1/60s, Kodak E200 slide film, f32 |  West Texas Flowers |
 Translucent Green Spider on Flowers. See Anole, Spider, Caterpillar for more inf | West Texas Scenic Photography: #2 Images by Dick Locke |  |  The bug might be a "plant bug." Nice saturated colors from slight underexposure. |
2004 Dewy Bluebonnet
Nikon F3, Fuji Velvia 50 slide film, Nikon 50mm f2.8 macro lens at around f22, tripod, aperture priority auto exposure.
Indian Blanket (I thought maybe a Burridge Green-Thread previously)
I can't find an exact match in my Wildflowers of Texas book. Could be an Indian Blanket <http://www.plantfacts.com/Family/Asteraceae/Gaillardia.aristata.shtml> I thought it was in the sunflower family. Nikon N90s, 105 f2.8 macro lens @ f45, handheld with flash.
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