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ione blue

@ioneblue.bsky.social

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artist. painter. photographer. she/her #ExPost #ExPostNews finder [of things]. appreciator [of the overlooked]. all photos are my own. if not, duly noted. ©2026. all rights reserved.

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ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 1h

deep dark red #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art intense dark red intense yellow green. surprised they don't cancel one another, yet, they don't. photograph.

macrophotograph. focus on the bright yellow green center. dark red petals surround it. red so dark it has shades of blue. darker red background

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

daisy underneath lily #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art white and pink roselily sheltering a white gerbera daisy. center details. photograph.

macrophotograph. white gerbera daisy with orange center surrounded by rows of pink. next to a white and pink roselily. green leaves at the bottom.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

chrydaisymum #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art when a chrysanthemum looks like a daisy. photograph.

macrophotograph. a dark red mum with a yellow green center, filling the top two-thirds of the frame. green foliage background in the bottom third.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

white rose #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art singled out. crowded vase. photograph.

macrophotograph. white rose in a crowded vase. the sun shining through it reveals its yellow undertone. a pink flower behind it in the upper right. and a white daisy to its right. all against a dark background.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

backlit leaves #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #lights #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art usually flowers but today... leaves. in the sun. photograph.

macrophotograph. lily leaves. chrysanthemum leaves. filling the frame. hit by the sun.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

man at a light show #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #lights #fineartphotography #art caught in the crossfire. he is a canvas for moving light. thank you, sir. photograph.

photograph. taken at night. at a light show. central figure of a man, seen from behind. the perfect canvas for moving light. dark figure with violet blue light at his lower half. bright gree on is upper half. green streaks of moving light, caught with a camera.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

bromeliad #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #lights #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art having its moment. bright sunny day landing softely on the spiraling flower. happy. i had time to catch it today.

macrophotograph. sunlight on a deep plum bromeliad flower with a pale cream center. against a warm grey background.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

little leaf #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #lights #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art tiny leaf against bright flowers. bokeh assist. and assist from sunlight pouring in this morning. photograph.

macrophotograph. small green llly leaf in the upper right corner. shallow depth of field turns the chrysanthemums in the background into soft bokeh. bright orang. soft cream.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

light finds a home #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #lights #fineartphotography #sunlight #shadows #art light pours over a chair. with an assist from the blinds. photograph.

photograph. a chair in a corner. in an office setting. i noticed the light pouring in and pulled out my iPhone. stripes of light land on a chair. chair's left half is light grey, right half... darker grey. ochre wall on the left, teal on the right.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

alstroemeria #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #lights #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art one purple. one white. sunlight flooding in. soft colors. soft edges. photograph.

macrophotograph of two alstroemeria. purple, front and center. white one behind. depth of field on a small section of purple petal. green leaves peaking through. brownish gray background on the lower left, cream background on the upper right.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

reflections #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #lights #fineartphotography #sunlight #shadows #art blue glass wall. light from behind. photograph.

photograph of light hitting a blue glass wall. reflections of the room behind.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

light and dark #photography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #lights #fineartphotography #sunlight #shadows #art saw this. caught it quickly. sunlight on an interior column. photograph.

sunlight running across a white interior column and floor in the center of the frame. grateful to be there for this moment of light and shadow.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

white gerbera, pink center #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art focus on the pink center of a white gerbera daisy. photograph.

macrophotograph. full frame shot of a white gerbera daisy with a pink center. very shallow depth of field focused on the pink center. shades of white, cream, gray, yellow-green, with a shock of pink.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

lily with drawing #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #drawing #art roselily in front of a drawing. photograph.

macrophotograph. white roselily in front of a drawing... with pinks, whites, browns, and greens.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

single chrysanthemum #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art lucky find, these chrysanthemums— each one, like a beautiful ball. photograph.

macrophotograph. a round orange ball of a chrysanthemum. petals are yellow at the base, bright orange at each tip. shot against a blue green background.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

orchid buds #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art purple orchid plant... full of buds. photograph.

macrophotograph. purple orchids with two buds about to open. against a dark greenish brown background

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

chrysanthemums #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art selective focus on the center. photograph.

macrophotograph. only the center of three in focus. chrysanthemums. yellow petals with deep orange tips. blue glow in the upper right.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

yellow tea roses #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art front and center and one behind. photograph.

macrophotograph. yellow tea rose with another behind. depth of field choice... focus on the front. frame it with the second.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

lily petals and leaf #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #minimal #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art simple. just petals and a leaf. angles and colors. photograph.

closeup photograph of pink and white lily petals behind a green leaf at the right. all angles and colors.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

lily petal #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #minimal #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art one roselily petal in front of bud. photograph.

closeup photo of a white roselily petal with pink highlights. in the background, a bright yellow-green lily bud. both against dark green leaves.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

one dying mum #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #minimal #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art white with purple edged petals. i find them beautiful at every stage. photograph.

macrophotograph. single white mum with purple edges. spent. petals in the middle turning brown. against a grey background.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

dying mums #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #minimal #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art saw a photo was needed before tossing them. shapes against the light. photograph.

macrophotograph. two dying mums, still beautiful, silhouetted against the light. at the left, dark red petals, with lighter red in the foreground. at the right, yellow and orange mum with bent stem as it droops. orange and yellow petals. pale grey background. blue gray and tan at the right.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

orchid #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art sudden wish to be tiny enough to curl up on that petal and fall asleep. long day at work today. photograph.

macrophotograph. close up shot of a purple orchid with a glowing orange center. against a background of greens and blues.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

single dahlia #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art white dahlia. purple tips. that spiral. love the geometry!! photograph.

macrophotograph. a white zinnia with purple tips. yellow-green center... feeling the frame. dark green leaves behind in in the upper left.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

two dahlias #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art a pair of dahlias on a rainy afternoon. late afternoon light. photograph.

macrophotograph. two dahlias. deep pink petals. highlights in shades of orange. nearer one bottom center. the further one above it and in soft focus. against a pale grey-green background.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

having a moment #photography #photographersofbluesky #museum #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #art museum guard. passing visitor. photograph.

photograph. Art Institute of Chicago museum guard leaning on the doorpost and looking out the glass door of an exhibition room. holding the visitor guide. sees a passing museum visitor. offwhite wall at left. with shadows.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

tiny rose #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art from my container garden. the roses are blooming. fingers crossed— for a few more weeks. photograph.

macrophotograph. a small pink rose with peach center highlights. surrounded by green leaves.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

intense #photography #photographersofbluesky #museum #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #art I was in the Art Institute of Chicago yesterday to see the Kandisky show. I also saw this tiny sculpture. in his glass case. standing guard near the modern wing. photograph.

small bronze sculpture front and center. three people behind. two dark figures, and one in a red tee shirt.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

new bud #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #Blueskyartshow #Summer #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art my summer porch plants are hanging in. healthy green dahlia bud. photograph.

macrophotograph. yellow green dahlia bud. on its own. seen against a bright red dahlia. hint of orange at its center. creamy white in the upper left.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

family portrait #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art all facing the light on the left. dark red. lilac. and a little green bud. photograph.

macrophotograph. two flowers and a bud. upper left, dark red dahlia. on its right, a pale lilac one with dark purple tips. lower left, a green bud with leaves. all against a green-gray background.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

spiky red dahlias #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art extra close up. red pointed petals like a picket fence across the frame. blazing away. photograph.

macrophotograph. extra extra close. a touch of green at the bottom. shades of red on the sharp, pointed petals.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

summer garden #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #Blueskyartshow #Summer #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art at the end of august. still blooming. photograph.

macrophotograph. early morning. bright purples against a green leafy background. dissolving into the light.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

two dahlias #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art light and dark. side by side. photograph.

macrophotograph. on the left, a violet dahlia. on the right, dark red. green leaves surrounding them.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

a tangle #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art orchid bud, orchid back, orchid stem crossing both. framed by a lily petal. photograph.

macrophotograph. aimed at the center of a tangle of flowers and leaves. orchid bud and orchid opening, and orchid stem crossing them. blue behind them. white lily petal in front of them... lower right. green leaves top left. the background softly fallling out of focus with bright blue hydrangea the only way to tell.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

white rose #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art one white spray rose of the bunch. i find them so challenging to photograph properly. won't give up. photograph.

macrophotograph. a white spray rose, tinges onn the bottom green petals. another behind it. a background of greys with a touch of purple at the top left.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

orchid buds #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art two buds on the same branch. near and far. photograph.

macrophotograph. two purple orchid buds on a green branch. one near. one far. creamy gray and violet background

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

two orchids #photography #macrophotography #macromondayt #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art in profile. backlit by the sun. photograph.

macrophotograph. two fuschia orchids in side view. backlit by the sun. pale gray background. the top one, in deliberate focus. bottom... taking advantage of depth of field and just a color impression.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

outlier #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art there is one in every bunch... not different. just born to stand out. veronica among chrysanthemums photograph.

macrophotograph. a stalk of veronica. purple at the bottom going to white, then green at the top before the buds unfurl. hiding out among the petals of a purple chrysanthemum. not quite invisible. green leaves at the right. all against a dark green background. hints of blue green.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

hydrangea leaves #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art disappearing into hydrangea flowers. thank you, depth of field. my best friend. photograph.

macrophotograph. hydrangea leaves 'disappearing' into blue and white hydrangea flowers. filling the frame. making this image possible... depth of field. partner. ally. best friend.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

hydrangea in front of a lily #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art focus on the lily petal behind the hydrangea. macro reveals a surprising texture on the petal. photograph.

macrophotography. blue hydrangea in front of a white lily. deliberate focus on the curling lily petal behind it. both fill the frame against a dark background.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

another #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art from the side. orchids have such interesting and complicated shapes. photograph.

macrophotograph. violet and cream orchid. seen from the side against a dark background. deliberate focus on only the protruding parts at the bottom.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

orchid back #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art back view. and backlit. just opening. photograph.

macrophotograph. single violet orchid filling the frame... to the point of abstraction. green stem from bottom left to top right. violet petals joining at the back.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

orchid #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art subtle colored small orchid. going to try again with today's different quality of light. photograph.

macrophotograph. small orchid in shades of cream, orange, peach and purple. soft background of more orchids, cream, grays, and violet, deliberately out of focus.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

mum on a plate #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art a spent chrysanthemum on a handpainted plate. it fell from its vase to the nearby plate, perfectly. they made a nice pair. photograph.

macrophotograph. a fallen ombre chyrsanthemum... from yellow to orange. lying on a favorite handpainted plate that was my grandmother's.
it fell so perfectly.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

veronica #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art a single stalk of veronica nestled in chrysanthemum petals. photograph.

macrophotograph. ultra closeup of a stalk of veronica. unusually multicolored—orange near the bottom that transistions to purple and transitions again to white. surrounded by violet chrysanthemum petals.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

lily and hydrangea #photography #macrophotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art dynamic duo. hydrangea under a lily. white petals making room. photograph.

macrophotograph. blue hydrangea under a white lily. variations of blue, green stamens of the lily, not seen but their green colors the petals they are near.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

lily petal #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art the shadow of the stamens above being cast on the white petal below. photograph.

macrophotograph. a white lily petal received the shadows from the stamens above it. the green pistil at the center of the lily at the very top. dark shadows behind the lily at bottom left.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

echinacea #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art a spent coneflower. even so. still beautiful. photograph.

macrophotograph. echinacea. orange coneflower with dark brown center. spent. still with bright orange petals, though drooping. aqua blue background.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

hydrangea #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art my favorite blue. photograph.

macrophotograph. detail of a blue hydrangea backlit by the sun. blue and creamy yellow petals.

ione blue @ioneblue.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

cluster of petals #photography #macrophotography #abstractphotography #photographersofbluesky #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEphemeral #eastcoastkin #botanicalphotography #fineartphotography #flowers #art arranging themselves. without any help. photograph.

macrophotography of dark red, pink, white and pale yellow petals. deliberately focused on the center with a gradual fall off. against a gray background