Leaning my camera into a buttonbush whose anthers are bulging with pollen, I loved the effect my close-up lens gave me as the focus gently receded, with the stamens not as organized as those that swirl around the center of a sunflower but long and ready for any pollinating passersby.

July 12, 2015. Nikon D7100 (DX sensor), 105mm Nikon macro lens (35mm equivalent: 155mm), f/5.6, 1/4,000, ISO 200.