Nature is all around us, we live within it, we are affected by it, we are a part of it. But how often do we really stop and look at it? From the beauty of tiny butterflies to the grandeur of the natural landscape, nature can uplift us and encourage us to learn more, to explore and to share the wonders that we have been privileged to uncover. Photography provides us with the means to do all of these things, in a way that is accessible to young and old, fit and infirmed, enabling us to visit, at least in our minds, the beauty that we might otherwise never see. Paul Chesterfield, ARPS, DPAGB. http://www.paulcphotography.com/photos/520490179_Nw2s6-Ti-1.jpg http://www.paulcphotography.com/keyword/plant/ 2010-09-09T18:11:37-07:00 Copyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Variegated Rose Stamen (petal colour version 3 - "Custard" :-)</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#551733437_XZooM" title="Variegated Rose Stamen (petal colour version 3 - "Custard" :-)"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/IMG3384/551733437_XZooM-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Variegated Rose Stamen (petal colour version 3 - "Custard" :-)" title="Variegated Rose Stamen (petal colour version 3 - "Custard" :-)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:17:58-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/IMG3384/551733437_XZooM-Th-2.jpg 2009-05-08 12:38:24 <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Variegated Rose Stamen (petal colour version 1)</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#551730739_bbJ3r" title="Variegated Rose Stamen (petal colour version 1)"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/IMG3387/551730739_bbJ3r-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Variegated Rose Stamen (petal colour version 1)" title="Variegated Rose Stamen (petal colour version 1)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:17:54-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/IMG3387/551730739_bbJ3r-Th-2.jpg 2009-05-08 12:39:48 <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Variegated Rose Stamen (petal colour version 2)</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#551728915_4aNzq" title="Variegated Rose Stamen (petal colour version 2)"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/IMG3394/551728915_4aNzq-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Variegated Rose Stamen (petal colour version 2)" title="Variegated Rose Stamen (petal colour version 2)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:18:10-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/IMG3394/551728915_4aNzq-Th-2.jpg 2009-05-08 12:44:24 <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Oak leaves</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#523461639_YbPns" title="Oak leaves"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-young-oak/523461639_YbPns-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Oak leaves" title="Oak leaves" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:17:49-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-young-oak/523461639_YbPns-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Oak leaves</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#523460946_KTtiK" title="Oak leaves"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-young-oak/523460946_KTtiK-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Oak leaves" title="Oak leaves" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:18:08-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-young-oak/523460946_KTtiK-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Spear Thistle</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#523455228_k4oso" title="Spear Thistle"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-thistle/523455228_k4oso-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="Spear Thistle" title="Spear Thistle" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:17:58-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-thistle/523455228_k4oso-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />"Seaweed Sunset"</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#523449486_iSout" title=""Seaweed Sunset""><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-seaweed/523449486_iSout-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt=""Seaweed Sunset"" title=""Seaweed Sunset"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:17:56-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-seaweed/523449486_iSout-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Thistledown</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#523446141_2YGvG" title="Thistledown"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-spear/523446141_2YGvG-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Thistledown" title="Thistledown" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:18:18-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-spear/523446141_2YGvG-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Crested Dog's Tail Grass</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#523438380_g6npE" title="Crested Dog's Tail Grass"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-quaking/523438380_g6npE-Th-1.jpg" width="97" height="150" alt="Crested Dog's Tail Grass" title="Crested Dog's Tail Grass" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:18:11-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-quaking/523438380_g6npE-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Quaking Grass (& beetle)</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#523429951_EoyPU" title="Quaking Grass (& beetle)"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-quaking/523429951_EoyPU-Th-1.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="Quaking Grass (& beetle)" title="Quaking Grass (& beetle)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:17:59-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-quaking/523429951_EoyPU-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Dawn Dew on Common Gorse</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#523414684_sVkoc" title="Dawn Dew on Common Gorse"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-morning/523414684_sVkoc-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Dawn Dew on Common Gorse" title="Dawn Dew on Common Gorse" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:17:45-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-morning/523414684_sVkoc-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Heather</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#523413854_mZQi7" title="Heather"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-heather/523413854_mZQi7-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Heather" title="Heather" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:18:13-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-heather/523413854_mZQi7-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />White Bryony berries</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#523398623_4Uuab" title="White Bryony berries"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-berries/523398623_4Uuab-Th-1.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="White Bryony berries" title="White Bryony berries" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:18:11-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-berries/523398623_4Uuab-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />"Alien"</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#523397858_zFZuV" title=""Alien""><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-alien/523397858_zFZuV-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt=""Alien"" title=""Alien"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:18:04-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-alien/523397858_zFZuV-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Houseleek</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#523392026_8HqpL" title="Houseleek"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/houseleek/523392026_8HqpL-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Houseleek" title="Houseleek" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:18:13-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/houseleek/523392026_8HqpL-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Common Beech</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#523390004_Khpe4" title="Common Beech"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/commonbeech1612/523390004_Khpe4-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Common Beech" title="Common Beech" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:17:46-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/commonbeech1612/523390004_Khpe4-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Hazel Catkins</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#523388639_Tp3nn" title="Hazel Catkins"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/hazelhoriz1612/523388639_Tp3nn-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="103" alt="Hazel Catkins" title="Hazel Catkins" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:17:52-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/hazelhoriz1612/523388639_Tp3nn-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Ivy Leaf</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#523365969_J9kYJ" title="Ivy Leaf"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/IMG1894/523365969_J9kYJ-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Ivy Leaf" title="Ivy Leaf" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:18:06-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/IMG1894/523365969_J9kYJ-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-01 10:16:41 <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Bracken in Autumn</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#519978612_VYukL" title="Bracken in Autumn"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-bracken-in/519978612_VYukL-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Bracken in Autumn" title="Bracken in Autumn" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:18:05-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/new-scans-sep-2008-bracken-in/519978612_VYukL-Th-3.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />"Sundew Surprise!"</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#519976948_ZaWb6" title=""Sundew Surprise!""><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/sundewsurprise1/519976948_ZaWb6-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt=""Sundew Surprise!"" title=""Sundew Surprise!"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:32:19-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/sundewsurprise1/519976948_ZaWb6-Th-4.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />"Dandelion Gold"</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#519975120_9kKew" title=""Dandelion Gold""><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/dandelion-gold/519975120_9kKew-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt=""Dandelion Gold"" title=""Dandelion Gold"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:17:54-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/dandelion-gold/519975120_9kKew-Th-3.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Bracken in frost</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#519974906_vnmzR" title="Bracken in frost"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/brackeninfrost/519974906_vnmzR-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Bracken in frost" title="Bracken in frost" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:17:48-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/brackeninfrost/519974906_vnmzR-Th-3.jpg <p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com">Paul Chesterfield</a><br />Dandelion seeds</p><p><a href="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/7997722_wCnuA#519974867_AWKau" title="Dandelion seeds"><img src="http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/dandelion-clock-1/519974867_AWKau-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="Dandelion seeds" title="Dandelion seeds" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2010-05-07T11:17:40-07:00 Paul Chesterfield http://www.paulcphotography.com http://www.paulcphotography.com/Flowers/Flowers-Plants/dandelion-clock-1/519974867_AWKau-Th-3.jpg