The Wagner Creek cascades over rock ledges in this area before emptying into the Anna River, creating a beautiful scenic spot as captured in this photo by Jessamyn Smallenburg.

Lake of the Clouds, a lake located in Ontonagon County in the Upper Peninsula within the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. Photograph by Jessamyn Smallenburg.

Photographer Jessamyn Smallenburg captured a view of Bond Falls. It is a waterfall on the middle branch of the Ontonagon River, a few miles east of Paulding in southern Ontonagon County in the western portion of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

This beautiful Black Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) was discovered at Pinckney Recreation Area in Pinckney, Michigan by photographer Jessamyn Smallenburg.

These delicate blossoms, photographed by Jessamyn Smallenburg, were found in Pinckney Recreation Area, Pinckney, Michigan.

A sunflower at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan as photographed by Jessamyn Smallenburg.

A Zinnia flower at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan as photographed by Jessamyn Smallenburg.

Three bright pink zinnia blossoms at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor, Michigan, photographed by Jessamyn Smallenburg.

Scott Falls is across from the H.J. Rathfoot State Roadside Park, seven miles west of Munising near AuTrain, Michigan. Scott Creek tumbles down from a ledge into a small pool, as captured in this image by photographer Jessamyn Smallenburg.

Photographer Jessamyn Smallenburg captured a large Pink Gerbera Daisy in Novi, Michigan.

An photo by Jessamyn Smallenburg offers an intimate view of a white Gerbera Daisy, with an Orton effect applied to the image. Taken in Novi, Michigan.
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A image by Jessamyn Smallenburg shows the delicate interior along the lip of an iris, photographed at the Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The famous Miners Castle area of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, as photographed by Jessamyn Smallenburg.

Bond Falls, as seen in this image by Jessamyn Smallenburg, is a waterfall on the middle branch of the Ontonagon River, a few miles east of Paulding in southern Ontonagon County in the western portion of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Munising Falls is located in a cool shaded sandstone canyon along Munising Creek. The 50 foot waterfall drops over a sandstone cliff, as seen in this image by photographer Jessamyn Smallenburg.

A purple iris photographed at the Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor, Michigan by Jessamyn Smallenburg.

An elegant pink lily photographed at the Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor, Michigan by Jessamyn Smallenburg.

The interesting perspective beneath a dahlia blossom by photographer Jessamyn Smallenburg.

A closeup of pattered petals, captured during a Motor City Camera Club Greenhouse photo shoot, by photographer Jessamyn Smallenburg.

For those who need a boost of color in the middle of winter, this photo of a lily was captured during a Motor City Camera Club Greenhouse photo shoot, captured by by Jessamyn Smallenburg.

An extreme closeup showing the interesting details of a passionflower, taken during a Motor City Camera Club Greenhouse Photo Shoot by Jessamyn Smallenburg.

A colorful photo of Horseshoe Falls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was captured during a photography trip with the Motor City Camera Club of Detroit, Michigan by Jessamyn Smallenburg.

This is an image of a purple iris taken during a Motor City Camera Club Greenhouse Photo Shoot. This purple bloom against a black background produced a clean shot that conveys elegance and simplicity.

This is an image of a Dahlia taken at a local flower shop in Novi, Michigan. When I shoot flowers I aim to capture them from as many novel and creative perspectives as I can imagine