My Leica Akademie lesson on Sunday was tough but productive. The class focused on focusing on a Macro lens and experimenting with my idea of flowers as “dreams,” which is tricky. Macro photography requires enormous amounts of patience, exploration, and experimentation.

I like capturing the overall effect of flowers and their connection to other flowers. It takes me half an hour of focusing and moving back and forth to get the effect I want. You are invited to take a look at this show; it’s free. These photos take great care, lots of failure, and lots to remember.

I love the curves in the Calla photos; nothing is like them.

This picture evokes the sun for me.

I don’t know the names of these colors, but they are beautiful. They have the soul of a flower.

I love this color mix. All of these photos were taken with a 105 mm Sigma Macro lens on a Leica SLR-3 mirrorless camera.