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When cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) bolts and produces flowers, the flowers are quite small. Typically, each individual flower is about 2 to 4 millimeters (mm) across — roughly the size of a pinhead. As a resident in the southwest, cilantro always has a place in the backyard, and in the kitchen.
This macro shot was taken with an OM-1, utilizing bracket focusing.

They are white or very pale pink in color and grow in loose, flat-topped clusters called umbels, which can be 2 to 5 centimeters (cm) across in total. These delicate blooms are attractive to beneficial insects like parasitic wasps and hoverflies.

A.I. describes the image thus: Delicate white flowers with pink-tipped stamens cluster together, creating a soft, natural composition. Each petal complements the intricate details of the blossoms, set against a dark background that enhances the flower's elegance.

As a kid I was fascinated with photographs. Look. Life magazine. National Geographic. That well-captured interplay of light and shadow...the notion of people, places and moments - all suspended in time. My first "real" camera was a Minolta Srt101. I was seduced. As a teenager, I learned to develop film while working at Wyle Laboratories in El Segundo. I still recall the smell of the developer, my eyes adjusting to the red filter light, and the sheer magic and delight of watching images begin to emerge. Life, family and a career as a teacher and psychologist intervened, not to mention a few more film cameras. Eventually, there was digital. Liberation! Photography is the creative medium that has allowed me to share personal ...