Just as Spring was giving way to Summer, I saw this quite full display of stamens and anthers on a climbing rose at the nature preserve. With my macro lens, I was able to find a really nice composition in which the frontmost anthers — the little pollen-filled footballs on the top ends of the stamens — were in razor-sharp focus, with the pink petals and the green leaves providing swirls of contrast in back. I do very little editing of my photos, only to adjust the exposure to bring what the sensor captured in line with what I saw in person, but straight out of the camera, this shot made me very happy.

June 19, 2021. Nikon D7100 (DX sensor), 105mm Nikon macro lens (35mm equivalent: 155mm), f/9.5, 1/2,000, ISO 280.