Velvet Heart
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December 28, 2025

Exif
  • Date: December 28, 2025
  • Copyright: Neil Stoddard
  • Aperture: 14.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 14
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 8
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8

A macro photograph of a red rose, capturing the soft, velvety texture of its petals as they spiral toward the center.

Emerald Fractals
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December 28, 2025

Exif
  • Date: December 28, 2025
  • Copyright: Neil Stoddard
  • Aperture: 5.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 5
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 8
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8

A macro shot of a coniferous branch, showcasing the intricate, fractal-like patterns of its needles against a stark black background.

Osteospermum Yellow Purple Eye
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July 1, 2025

Exif
  • Date: July 1, 2025
  • Copyright: Neil Stoddard
  • Aperture: 4.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 4
  • Focal Length: 68
  • Model: NIKON Z 8
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S
Centaurea americana
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June 28, 2025

Exif
  • Date: June 28, 2025
  • Copyright: Neil Stoddard
  • Aperture: 22.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/100
  • F Number: 22
  • Focal Length: 70
  • Model: NIKON Z 8
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S

Centaurea americana, commonly known as the starthistle or basketflower, is abundant in Palo Duro Canyon.

Orchids
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February 1, 2025

Exif
  • Date: February 1, 2025
  • Copyright: Neil Stoddard
  • Aperture: 16.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/160
  • F Number: 16
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 8
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8
Ferns
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June 4, 2024

Exif
  • Date: June 4, 2024
  • Aperture: 14.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 14
  • Focal Length: 200
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
Peach Drift Rose
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May 24, 2024

Exif
  • Date: May 24, 2024
  • Aperture: 4.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/400
  • F Number: 4
  • Focal Length: 170
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
Orchid
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March 26, 2024

Exif
  • Date: March 26, 2024
  • Aperture: 5.60
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 28/5
  • Focal Length: 400
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S Z TC-2.0x
Orchid Closeup
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February 8, 2025

Exif
  • Date: February 8, 2025
  • Copyright: Neil Stoddard
  • Aperture: 10.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/200
  • F Number: 10
  • Focal Length: 200
  • Model: NIKON Z 8
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
Red Blue Bonnets
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March 24, 2024

Exif
  • Date: March 24, 2024
  • Aperture: 2.80
  • Exposure Time: 1/100
  • F Number: 14/5
  • Focal Length: 76
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

Blue bonnets are a common sight in Texas, but they also more rarely occur in colors other than blue. This was first time I saw red blue bonnets.

Spray Roses
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January 24, 2024

Exif
  • Date: January 24, 2024
  • Aperture: 22.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 22
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8
Fire Rose
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January 24, 2024

Exif
  • Date: January 24, 2024
  • Aperture: 25.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 25
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8
Lemon Blossom
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January 22, 2024

Exif
  • Date: January 22, 2024
  • Aperture: 25.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/13
  • F Number: 25
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8

I love the smell of lemon blossoms. This tree is currently sitting in our dining room to protect it from the cold and I can smell it every time I walk by.

Distorted Orchid
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January 12, 2024

Exif
  • Date: January 12, 2024
  • Aperture: 29.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/6
  • F Number: 29
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8

Through the looking glass.

Flowers emerging from darkness
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September 2, 2023

Exif
  • Date: September 2, 2023
  • Aperture: 2.80
  • Exposure Time: 1/13
  • F Number: 14/5
  • Focal Length: 200
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
Still life
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September 1, 2023

Exif
  • Date: September 1, 2023
  • Aperture: 4.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/8
  • F Number: 4
  • Focal Length: 170
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
Petals
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September 1, 2023

Exif
  • Date: September 1, 2023
  • Aperture: 4.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/8
  • F Number: 4
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8
Rumohra Adiantiformis
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September 1, 2023

Exif
  • Date: September 1, 2023
  • Aperture: 4.50
  • Exposure Time: 2/5
  • F Number: 9/2
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8
Roses
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August 8, 2023

Exif
  • Date: August 8, 2023
  • Aperture: 2.80
  • Exposure Time: 1/80
  • F Number: 14/5
  • Focal Length: 200
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
Pulsatilla Fruit
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June 26, 2023

Exif
  • Date: June 26, 2023
  • Aperture: 4.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/2000
  • F Number: 4
  • Focal Length: 70
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S

These remind me of Dr. Suess.

Cherries
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June 25, 2023

Exif
  • Date: June 25, 2023
  • Aperture: 4.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/250
  • F Number: 4
  • Focal Length: 47
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S

A simple bowl of cherries basking in morning light can become a highlights of art.

Peony
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June 24, 2023

Exif
  • Date: June 24, 2023
  • Aperture: 4.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/250
  • F Number: 4
  • Focal Length: 70
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S
Leaves
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June 14, 2023

Exif
  • Date: June 14, 2023
  • Aperture: 9.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/125
  • F Number: 9
  • Focal Length: 70
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S
Taraxacum
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May 25, 2023

Exif
  • Date: May 25, 2023
  • Aperture: 25.00
  • Exposure Time: 1/80
  • F Number: 25
  • Focal Length: 50
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8
Magnolia
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May 20, 2023

Exif
  • Date: May 20, 2023
  • Aperture: 6.30
  • Exposure Time: 1/640
  • F Number: 63/10
  • Focal Length: 70
  • Model: NIKON Z 6_2
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S
Neoregelia Concentrica
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April 26, 2022

Exif
  • Date: April 26, 2022
  • Aperture: 1.73
  • Brightness: 567/100
  • Exposure Time: 359/100000
  • F Number: 173/100
  • Focal Length: 219/50
  • Model: Pixel 5
  • Lens Model: Pixel 5 back camera 4.38mm f/1.73
Pavonia
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April 26, 2022

Exif
  • Date: April 26, 2022
  • Aperture: 1.73
  • Brightness: 393/50
  • Exposure Time: 171/200000
  • F Number: 173/100
  • Focal Length: 219/50
  • Model: Pixel 5
  • Lens Model: Pixel 5 back camera 4.38mm f/1.73
Pear Blossoms
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March 16, 2015

Exif
  • Date: March 16, 2015
  • Aperture: 3.40
  • Exposure Time: 1/60
  • F Number: 17/5
  • Focal Length: 43/10
  • Model: Canon PowerShot SX510 HS
Dimorphotheca
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June 23, 2004

Exif
  • Date: June 23, 2004
  • Aperture: 3.36
  • Exposure Time: 1/350
  • F Number: 17/5
  • Focal Length: 107/10
  • Model: KODAK DX4330 DIGITAL CAMERA