With my favorite lens for wildlife photography out for repair I recently went on a search for macro subjects. However, this isn’t the time of year for finding a lot of wild flowers so I turned my lens towards something else. Lacking pretty blossoms to explore I concentrated on finding interesting textures and contrasting colors.
![The circles in this stump adds a nice layer of texture to an otherwise simple photo of a yellow leaf.](https://carolinafootprints.com/images/11_Aug_02_LeafLog_01_cf.jpg)