It might surprise you to know that initially when I started my photography journey I resisted the idea of photographing flowers! Now they are one of my favorite subjects to work with. I usually use my 90mm macro lens, but sometimes I choose a Lensbaby Sweet 50 with extension tubes. The Sweet 50 produces wonderfully soft images - but I need the extension tubes to cut the focusing distance of the lens and make it behave like a macro lens. The 90mm macro lens lets me get in real close for details and produces wonderful bokeh. I enjoy other genres of photography, but getting up close to a subject with a macro lens gives me the greatest joy.
![Chives](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/3b86c29b-c004-42a2-a4f4-981b8c317ded_rw_1920.jpg?h=fb7300d55c099346e5608be505de89bc)
Chives
![Chives](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/35f5ef98-f93e-44d4-9668-4a380a8dd4a9_rw_1920.jpg?h=b5bddd1a02de3889b0c385abd23184e0)
Chives
![Friend to the Bee](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/dd74ba96-2182-465c-84b1-4a529fa414b0_rw_1920.jpg?h=eba97e485a38753d72541b19d04232cd)
Friend to the Bee
![Corn Flower Blues](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/28fc2fcd-b1f8-47c9-9107-6d5facad6b6a_rw_1920.jpg?h=7797d6606110c64c34091256871e5273)
Corn Flower Blues
![Corn Flower](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/bf892ec0-85ae-42a0-a355-e2fb57073218_rw_1920.jpg?h=ebb8a53833eabdffa31bae0202b029f4)
Corn Flower
![Regal Robes](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/5e1dac00-e258-46f9-887a-e439b1eceeb2_rw_1920.jpg?h=b087481c9afc3bfaa7566c247e9996f3)
Regal Robes
![Orchid](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/c27fd25b-6df6-497b-92f9-ab2cd9414991_rw_1920.jpg?h=8bd5dbf0dd7a48a418032b5111e49155)
Orchid
![Orchid](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/4683af63-4d1b-49e8-8ffe-4dbee0e31d90_rw_1920.jpg?h=ff0abe1dd8408f17971e847278eb93b6)
Orchid
![Hong Kong Orchid Tree](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/c31fbc09-6d73-4ce3-8b6e-61204e702a70_rw_1920.jpg?h=31251594deead38d6b3ccdf8f5da49b7)
Hong Kong Orchid Tree
![Osteospermum](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/e0766099-215e-4dd5-9600-608c3972a264_rw_1920.jpg?h=c7d5e37f252e0e0dc1837885bf54f0eb)
Osteospermum
![Reaching Taller](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/ff17c4ba-4b3f-4f2b-8593-ff01da5d919f_rw_1920.jpg?h=a843f7397d5e4c962416e1e49afef5b8)
Reaching Taller
![Daisies](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/739a92cb-def5-4d28-b8ed-cdf519e8b833_rw_1920.jpg?h=7dcd9f86677d535f471b21ad0ef27bec)
Daisies
![Daisies](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/173365e3-93eb-4352-90f4-66629e4ba750_rw_1920.jpg?h=9044460ac124b9a6e6666c44696ab1be)
Daisies
![Daisies](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/3ec30d98-8c77-4288-8ca5-1e90dd01a59e_rw_1920.jpg?h=2c1233cf4cac882e2230e5dea4941ca6)
Daisies
![Daisies](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/6d0b2491-1b4b-45b8-97ae-9adc84799db9_rw_1920.jpg?h=1bfd2a2c11280223a109dc72221f60e6)
Daisies
![Daisies](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/00f730f4-1c0f-4b29-9f34-66cea1968e4b_rw_1920.jpg?h=9b25850371f65a986cebfe45cb258780)
Daisies
![Anemones](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/09827266-636b-420b-a624-03c65706d6df_rw_1920.jpg?h=aef5ab83bbc96f5b6358c270daf1ced4)
Anemones
![Daisy Overload](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/3c8e5115-60bf-4cd3-a9bc-dfc113a728ab_rw_1920.jpg?h=ec3f56c2874063043521684d931b2c7b)
Daisy Overload
![African Daisy](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/12bb716b-deb1-4783-a9f5-4822a5fce94b_rw_1920.jpg?h=7528965717590b92526bd1cccad3d493)
African Daisy
![African Daisy](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/59b4f8fd-fb58-4d07-8ba2-0a1b6137f1d2_rw_1920.jpg?h=8f3c197a46eef70004f927b17e7de97e)
African Daisy
![Yellow Daisy](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/a30ced60-ee74-46c1-bc57-fdc73dd13a7a_rw_1920.jpg?h=251e17ef1d1e6b63ef091640d16de140)
Yellow Daisy
![Osteospermum](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/f572d171-476f-4394-bd07-674013ced2ba_rw_1920.jpg?h=86e06a1898922f912b25baf0fce3d745)
Osteospermum
![Opening Night](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/af6536b5-839c-4db7-871f-62797d41c50b_rw_1920.jpg?h=ae8ccbd0b7c66ef509068d1d31b389e9)
Opening Night
![Allium](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/b7f0fce2-8a7c-4aa0-b91c-fd41ee218d28_rw_1920.jpg?h=41f0a409a2d067f2f917e232c68c6ab4)
Allium
![Pink Lilac](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/4cccf7fa-95e7-41a0-8f30-06c1c92148ed_rw_1920.jpg?h=d95bcc9fe48f641345fed462257547bf)
Pink Lilac
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/31a541fa-e34f-495c-bcb7-a82dd5ba9cff_rw_1920.jpg?h=a8ed1b3b1f744931a83ab6d5828dab42)
![Sparkling Water](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/407ae6bc-c6ae-4043-a8f1-469350da8d20_rw_1920.jpg?h=b58ffff98be5118068cead8a721baf1b)
Sparkling Water
![Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/e4772c88-bab6-45b1-b55f-a0fb65a6940b_rw_1920.jpg?h=580fcec1b3c27472902f4389bd3bff68)
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
![Brillliance](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/3364fcb6-75a5-404a-bc00-8e2230192aa1_rw_1920.jpg?h=05a0c2fa56402dbd692e171a8eb751d4)
Brillliance
![Bright and Cheery](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/348e357b-ad90-46eb-8e0d-8ada782c31c7_rw_1920.jpg?h=687d7f94831909e8b70ccdcd6217880f)
Bright and Cheery
![Companions](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/72c6081e-f4a8-44d8-9c68-5db708c49c3a_rw_1920.jpg?h=336882f0e2372d3053915b566af36865)
Companions
![Standing out in a crowd.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/959d8c8c62a080a56f24e6fe87798ac4/073c6247-077d-4626-82c7-c71e369a0975_rw_1920.jpg?h=995af953ae8edc50435afa950380d4f6)