Lollapalooza

Posted by Mike on August 23, 2026

Silent Sunday
Columbus Botanical Garden

Lollapalooza
Nikon Z6 III, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/250s, f/8, ISO 400

Living on the Edge

Posted by Mike on August 22, 2026

Columbus Botanical Garden

The work week was over. Projects progressed, tasks completed and a few unexpected revelations providing additional reasons to rethink plans. It was time to escape.

Elevated temperatures paused my solace until later in the afternoon. Luckily, the botanical garden is open until 7pm on Fridays. The approaching storm provided reducing the temps and a slightly cool breeze. Off I went…

It is no secret I visit often. During this time of the year not much is changing. I went with the thought of finding those subjects past their prime. I ended up looking at things on the edge…

The Verge
Nikon Z6 III, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/1000s, f/8, ISO 400

Livin’ On
Nikon Z6 III, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/125s, f/8, ISO 400

Waking Up
Nikon Z6 III, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/250s, f/8, ISO 400

Seek My Depths
Nikon Z6 III, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/400s, f/5.6, ISO 400

Bloom in the Glade

Posted by Mike on August 21, 2026

Floral Friday
Columbus Botanical Garden

Lone bloom in the glade,
Drinking in the quiet sun,
Whole world in its petals.

Bloom in the Glade
Nikon Z6 III, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/160s, f/5.6, ISO 100

Shrooms

Posted by Mike on August 19, 2026

Columbus Botanical Garden

Hello?

Wait, who is this?

It’s me!

Who?

I know, I’ve been a little quiet lately.

A little? Try a lot!

Yeah… sometimes, the words don’t flow.

Flow? They weren’t uttered!

I get it, let it go.

Fine!

I think this post (The fungus among us) by Robin over at the breezes at dawn blog was still on my mind when I went to the botanical garden Sunday morning. I’m not generally looking for the fungi but these little buggers jumped out at me. Luckily, I was the only one there so early in the morning because I was crawling all over the lawn looking for the best angles… 🙂

The first three images are different angles of the same one. I was looking for the right background as well as a view to highlight the detail. In the first image the background is the grass, a bunch of flowers for the second and a bright tree for the last one. In the end I liked all three… lol