Abstracts & Patterns

Photos of abstracts and patterns in nature, including bark, plants, and sand (79 photos)

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  • Waimea Canyon, Kauai, Hawaii
  • Waimea Canyon, Kauai, Hawaii
  • Rainbow eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) bark, Keahua Arboretum, Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve, Kauai, Hawaii
  • Rainbow eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) bark, Keahua Arboretum, Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve, Kauai, Hawaii
  • Reflections of a boat in Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay, California
  • Reflections of a boat in Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay, California
  • Reflections of a boat in Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay, California
  • Leaves of hottentot-fig (Carpobrotus edulis) turning color, Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve, California
  • Sand Patterns, Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado
  • Sand Patterns, Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado
  • Sandstone pattern, Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Pine Forest, Pike National Forest, Colorado
  • Rock patterns, Holy Cross Wilderness, White River National Forest, Colorado
  • Close-up of a shelf fungus (Stereum hirsutum), California
  • Close-up of a shelf fungus (Stereum hirsutum), California
  • Close-up of the wing of an owl butterfly (Caligo mennon), Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, Arizona (captive)
  • Skeleton of saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona
  • Skeleton of saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona
  • Liverworts, Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona
  • Close-up of autumn quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) leaf
  • Close-up of autumn quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) leaf
  • Bark of sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana)
  • Bark of incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens)
  • A falling down building at Cronan Ranch, California
  • Bark pattern of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta)
  • Bark of western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis)
  • Bark of blue oak (Quercus douglassii), California
  • A field of sky lupine (Lupinus nanus), spring, Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, California
  • Bark pattern of Interior Live Oak (Quercus wislizenii)
  • Bark pattern of California Bay tree (Umbellularia californica)
  • Close-up of witch's butter (Tremella mesenterica), a jelly fungus
  • Close-up of a coral fungus (Ramaria sp.) in Kruse Rhododendron State Reserve, California
  • Close-up of a coral fungus (Ramaria sp.) in Kruse Rhododendron State Reserve, California
  • Bark pattern of Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana)
  • Manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.) berries, near Medford, Oregon
  • Bark peels off of a madrone (Arbutus menziesii), Oregon
  • A patch of rare insectivorous California pitcher plants (Darlingtonia californica) grows in a bog in the Smith River National Recreation Area, Six Rivers National Forest, California
  • Close-up of dyer's polypore (Phaeolus schweinitzii), Rogue River National Forest, Oregon
  • Bark peels off of a madrone (Arbutus menziesii), Oregon
  • A cluster of gooseneck barnacles (Pollicipes polymerus), near Endert's Beach, Redwood National Park, California
  • A macro view of an ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus)
  • Bark of redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens), California
  • Bark patterns of Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii), spring, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Coronado National Forest, Arizona
  • ferns, plants, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, California
  • Leaf patterns of redwood sorrel (Oxalis oregana), Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, California
  • Umbrella moss (Hypnodendron sp.), Westland National Park, New Zealand
  • Fern fronds, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
  • Fern fronds, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
  • Fern fronds, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
  • Fern fronds, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
  • Bark patterns of silverleaf oak (Quercus hypoleucoides), Coronado National Forest, Arizona
  • Bark patterns of Emory oak (Quercus emoryi), Coronado National Forest, Arizona
  • Palm-leaf fern frond (Blechnum novae-zelanidae), Westland National Park, New Zealand
  • Fronds of rough tree fern (Dicksonia squarrosa), Westland National Park, New Zealand
  • Fronds of rough tree fern (Dicksonia squarrosa), Westland National Park, New Zealand
  • Fronds of rough tree fern (Dicksonia squarrosa), Westland National Park, New Zealand
  • Bark pattern of Arizona white oak (Quercus arizonica), Coronado National Forest, Arizona
  • Bark of southwestern white pine (Pinus strobiformis), Coronado National Forest, Arizona
  • Bark of Mexican blue oak (Quercus oblongifolia), Coronado National Forest, Arizona
  • Bark of Arizona cypress (Cupressus arizonica), Coronado National Forest, Arizona
  • Close-up of lichen, Prescott National Forest, Arizona
  • Close-up of lichen, Prescott National Forest, Arizona
  • Close-up of lichen, Prescott National Forest, Arizona
  • Close-up of lichen, Prescott National Forest, Arizona
  • Close-up of lichen, Prescott National Forest, Arizona
  • Close-up of lichen, Prescott National Forest, Arizona
  • Rock patterns, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Arizona
  • Aggregating anemones (Anthopleura elagantissima) jostle for space on Northern California coast
  • Close-up of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmannii), Arizona
  • Waterfall over dam in Sabino Creek, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Arizona
  • Sail patterns, San Diego Maritime Museum, San Diego, California
  • Sail patterns, San Diego Maritime Museum, San Diego, California
  • Morning light on saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea), Picacho Peak State Park, Arizona
  • Cracks in the mud, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
  • Cracks in the mud, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
  • Beach at dusk, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
  • Animal tracks in the sand, Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, the Outer Banks, North Carolina
  • Sand patterns at sunrise, Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, the Outer Banks, North Carolina
  • Organ pipe cactus (Cereus thurberi), Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona