Whatzat(2)?

You tell me.

What does it look like to you?  Now, don't cheat and look at the picture below.  After I took the picture I showed it to Heather on the camera's little screen.  She said it was a "Freeman Paterson" type picture (see sidebar on right...).  That greatly encouraged me.  Pictures like this one allow the viewer to interpret it how they like which is kinda fun!

OK, here's the 'big picture'

I just stuck the camera in the hole in the tree, pointed upwards and pressed the shutter.  No composition, no fiddling with settings, no idea if it would look like anything.  Yet another example of something fun and interesting that happens when you react to an opportunity/situation before you.

Whatzat?

I'm glad you asked - it's the inside of the flower of a zucchini plant!  One of the things I love about macro photography is that it can capture a view or perspective on something that you normally can't see.  This zucchini plant is quite large and these fragile looking flowers get hidden behind the leaves.  Even if you can see the flowers, you won't be able to see the strange and delicate inside of the bloom.  I love the little hairs and the swirls on the stigma (wasn't sure what it was called - hope I Googled it correctly!).