FLOWERS: Chuck Nelson Photography

#26 - VALERIE'S DAHLIA (with photo edge 1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Backlighting helps to reveal the exquisite grace and beauty of this dahlia grown by my wife in our Castro Valley, CA yard.

#26A - VALERIE'S DAHLIA (with photo edge 1:1.2)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Backlighting helps to reveal the exquisite grace and beauty of this dahlia grown by my wife in our Castro Valley, CA yard.

#26D - VALERIE'S DAHLIA (1:1.25).jpg

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Backlighting helps to reveal the exquisite grace and beauty of this dahlia grown by my wife in our Castro Valley, CA yard.

#27 - FLOWERS WITH BEE (with photo edge 1:1)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Don’t miss the bee in the bouquet. While roaming our Castro Valley, CA garden with camera in hand, this busy bee landed on a gaillardia adding interest to a colorful scene.

#28 - PINK GLORY (with photo edge 1:1.5)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Dahlias are diverse flowers but beautiful in all forms. Color and perfect shape come together in this scene. Photo from Valerie’s Garden in Castro Valley, CA.

#28A - PINK GLORY (with photo edgte 12X12 @ 300 PPI)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Dahlias are diverse flowers but beautiful in all forms. Color and perfect shape come together in this scene. Photo from Valerie’s Garden in Castro Valley, CA.

#29 - DEW DROPS ON ROSES (with photo edge 1:1.3)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Look closely to see a bit of morning dew still adorning the pedals of this beautiful rose. Photo from Valerie’s Garden in Castro Valley, CA.

#29A - DEW DROPS ON ROSES (1:1.5)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Look closely to see a bit of morning dew still adorning the pedals of this beautiful rose. Photo from Valerie’s Garden in Castro Valley, CA.

#29C - DEW DROPS ON ROSES (with border 1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Look closely to see a bit of morning dew still adorning the pedals of this beautiful rose. Photo from Valerie’s Garden in Castro Valley, CA.

#30 - PINK DELIGHT (with photo edge 1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A bold and beautiful gerbera daisy shows its exquisite color and structure in this scene. Photo from Valerie’s Garden in Castro Valley, CA.

#31 - RED HEART OF ROSE (with photo edge 1:1)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This detail of a rose reveals exquisite color and shape. Photo from Valerie’s Garden in Castro Valley, CA

#32 - RAINDROPS ON ROSE (reflected on black 1:1)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This rose was photographed in our Castro Valley, CA garden after a morning rain. I can’t look at this rose without the tune from Sound of Music going through my mind.

#33 - RED ROSE (1:1)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Every rose is different and so we should go out of our way to see and enjoy each one. This rose photographed in Valerie’s Garden, Castro Valley, CA.

#33A - RED ROSE (1:1.25) @ 285 ppi.

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Every rose is different and so we should go out of our way to see and enjoy each one. This rose photographed in Valerie’s Garden, Castro Valley, CA.

#33B - RED ROSE (1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Every rose is different and so we should go out of our way to see and enjoy each one. This rose photographed in Valerie’s Garden, Castro Valley, CA.

#34 - GILDED PEDALS (1:1)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

One of the many varieties of gerbera daisies shows itself off with gild edged pedals. Photographed in Valerie’s Garden, Castro Valley, CA.

#35 - GLORY IN THE MORNING (with photo edge 1:1.25)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Morning sun behind a dahlia creates a floral sunrise. Photographed in Valerie’s Garden, Castro Valley, CA.

#36 - MORNING DEW (1:1)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Dew adorns a pink rose in the morning. Photographed in Valerie’s Garden, Castro Valley, CA.

#37 - BEE AND FLOWER (1:1.5)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A busy bee at work on a gaillardia. Photographed in Valerie’s Garden, Castro Valley, CA.

#37A - BEE AND FLOWER (with photo edge 1:1.5)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A busy bee at work on a gaillardia. Photographed in Valerie’s Garden, Castro Valley, CA.

#38 - PINK HEART OF ROSE (with photo edge 1:1)

chuck@chucknelsonphotography.com (Chuck Nelson Photography) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Up close and personal, this rose reveals an inner beauty that can’t be appreciated from afar. Photographed in Valerie’s Garden, Castro Valley, CA.