The Secret Sauce

Taking photographs of plants is a hobby decades in the making for me. Thousands of plant images every year.  And there is one thing that all the photos I love best have in common. "What is that secret sauce?" you say. In truth, it is nothing. Sure, there is a good composition, ample lighting, and a steady hand. But pictures I don't love can have that too. All the good ones have nothing from me in them. I was the conduit, but it is all about letting the plants speak for themselves. No fancy filters or crazy photoshop techniques can do as much as stepping back and letting the plant speak for itself. They all have their own beauty and stories to tell. 

Wintergreen in a mossy bed in a beech grove

Wild strawberry along a woodland trail