Kenneth R. Robertson
PHOTOGRAPHS OF PLANTS
I specialize in taking photographs of plants, especially macro photography of flowers and fruits showing their detailed structure. A few samples of my plant photos can be seen by clicking below; the macro photos were taken with a Nikon Multiphot.
- Here is what the Multiphot looks like.
- Another view of the Multiphot showing 4 viber optic illuminator "light pipes".
- Flower of Prunus padus in longitudinal section. Hi-Res or Lo-Res
- Fruits of Prunus padus including longitudinal section. Hi-Res or Lo-Res
- Flower of Malus hupehensis in longitudinal section. Hi-Res.
- The Rose Family Bowl. Hi-Res or Low-Res
- Flower of Rosa setigera in longitudinal section. Hi-Res.
- Flower of Rosa rubrifolia in longitudinal section. Lo-Res
- Fruit of Rosa rugosa in longitudinal section
- Three flowers of the hybrid tea rose, Rosa 'Eclipse'
- Did you ever wonder what a blue rose would look like? These don't exist yet! This image is of the Peace rose that has been altered in Adobe Photoshop.
- Flower of Asclepias curassavica in longitudinal section
- A closer view of a flower of Asclepias curassavica in longitudinal section
- The development of a strawberry, from flower to fruit.
- The disk and ray flowers of false sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides
- Longitudinal section of a flowering head of dandelion, Taraxacum officinale
- Details of a single dandelion flower, Taraxacum officinale
- Longitudinal section of a flower of false dragonhead, Physostegia virginiana
- Fruits of 3 species of Amaranthus
- Branch of Chinese chestnut, Castanea mollis in flower
- A closer photograph showing the flower clusters ofCastanea mollis
- Flower of Aquilegia canadensis in longitudinal section
- Plant of Dicentra canadensis
- Flower of Dicentra canadensis
- Flower of Dicentra canadensis in longitudinal section
- Plant of Filipendula rubra growing in the wild
- Two macro photos of Filipendula rubra
- Two photos of Spiraea x vanhouttei
- Prairie with Liatris pycnostachya
- one flower head of Liatris pycnostachya
- individual flower of Liatris pycnostachya
- Plants of sand cherry, Prunus pumila, at Illinois Beach State Park
- Flowering branch of a cultivated witch hazel, Hamamelis 'Arnold Promise'
- Macro photo of a flowering branch of a red-flowered form of the Vernal Witch Hazel, Hamamelis vernalis
- An even closer photo of the flowers of Hamamalis vernalis
- Macro photo of a flower of the Vernal Witch Hazel, Hamamelis vernalis, in longitudinal section
- For a link to more photos that I have taken of prairie plants, click here
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