Saguaro

Sea ice near shore on a cove opening to the Atlantic Ocean, with a fishing boat, in Newfoundland, Canada [No property release; available for editorial licensing only]

Quaking Aspen, Populus tremuloides, forest of bare branches along beginning of Wheeler Peak Summit Trail in Great Basin National Park, Nevada, USA

Lotus Leaf Droplets

Large Sunflower. Things that I saw at the Norfolk, VA Zoo. Photography by Donna Corless.

My camera was not nearly wide enough to capture this humungous rainbow.

Gray Pine, Pinus sabiniana, needles close up in Pinnacles National Park, California, USA

Navajo Sandstone shaped like cauliflower, cracked into polygons, at White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA

Inspiring patterns found in nature. © Dawn Clarkson

Closeup of spectacular ice formations of Eben Ice Caves, Rock River Canyon Wilderness, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan, USA

Wind rippling the surface of Trap Lake along the Pacific Crest Trail, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State, USA

The spectacular curtain-like ice formations of Eben Ice Caves, Rock River Canyon Wilderness, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan, USA

Kentucky coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus, bare branches and seed pods along Interstate 90 in in Minnesota, USA

Valley Oak, Quercus lobata, fallen leaves in December, Pinnacles National Park, California, USA

Parents analyze structure and function in objects from nature during interactive keynote STEM workshop for parents conducted by Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski.

Parents analyze structure and function in objects from nature during interactive keynote STEM workshop for parents conducted by Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski.

One of the images for my Photography class final project - Patterns in Nature. I looked at different types of patterns, like migration, foot traffic, erosion, etc.

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Stock photography by Melany Sarafis at Alamy

A late afternoon walk in Soufriere, St. Lucia

©Mary Gerakaris, maryg-photo.com

Wind rippling the surface of Trap Lake along the Pacific Crest Trail, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State, USA

Lush mosses growing on recently melted out wet soil along the Cispus River in the Goat Rocks Wilderness, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington State, USA

Eastern White Pine, Pinus strobus, needles against a background of sun sparkling off a windy lake in Michigan, USA

Inspiring patterns found in nature. © Dawn Clarkson

Early light on Navajo Sandstone shaped like cauliflower, cracked into polygons, at White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA

1. yellow, 2. pattern, 3. daylight, 4. Summer scarf, 5. IMG_1943, 6. late summer, 7. shadows, 8. Paintings, 9. Weekend color, 10. Beach stones, 11. Tide, 12. Paper flowers, 13. swarm, 14. Grey scale, 15. wings, 16. collecting

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Ice formed on branches above Mitchell Creeks after a freezzing night in April in Clay Cliffs Nature Area in Big Rapids, Michigan, USA

springtimey and colorful. inspired by the first day of the Get Crafty online workshop. I am so psyched.

Patterns of ice on the Upper Harbor in February in Marquette, Michigan, USA

Wood grain of a dead conifer in the Buckhorn Wilderness, Olympic National Forest, Olympic Mountains, Washington State, USA

Wind rippling the surface of Snow Lake along Snow Lake Trail leading into the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Mt. Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State, USA

Date: March 27, 1993.

Camera: Zone VI 4x5

Lens: Commercial Congo 210mm f6.3

Filter: YK2 Yellow

Film: Kodak T-Max 400

Development: Kodak T-Max (N-1)

Sheet: #93-07

Drummer's Nursery

Silky Phacelia, Phacelia sericea, blooming on Heliotrope Ridge below Mount Baker, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State, USA

Photographer atop cauliflower rocks at White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA [No model release; available only for editorial licensing]

Navajo Sandstone shaped like cauliflower, cracked into polygons, at White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA

Frost crystals growing on a window pane after a frigid night, Central Michigan, USA