Nature shapes inspiration

Because fungus is challenging to find and photograph, fungi photos are less common than flower pics, but they're just as beautiful.

on daily wanderings across the islands of the pacific northwest, artist jill bliss finds some strange and surreal species of plants and animals.

Symmetry is usually defined as a sense of "balanced proportions" or "the quality of having parts that match each other," especially in an attractive way. And, when you think about it, it is all around us. Whether we look at human beings, architecture, art, or biology, there’s nothing more fascinating than seeing how the world is full of perfect forms and harmony.

Voronoi in bubbles. I love the organic nature of this. bubbles, skin, leaves, dragonfly wings. nature not data. http://www.sofiadumaine.com

Over the past few years, Twitter user @Ben_On_The_Moon has photographed his chain link fence due to a mysterious weathering pattern that has caused groups of concentric rings to appear on the upper side of the fence’s segments. His macro photographs emphasize the intriguing apparitions, which appear like miniature crop circles on the metal bars. Despite his research, he has not discovered the specific cause of the pattern. You can see more of @Ben_On_The_Moon’s documentation of the curious…

Weathered rock formations in Canada's Gulf Islands.

Aristolochia Clematitis – Karl Blossfeldt (German, 1865–1932)

Geometric forms are those which correspond to named regular shapes, such as squares, rectangles and circles. I like the fact that not all naturally occurring objects are organic and it is the precision and regularity of forms within the natural world which I find particularly inspiring. Below are just a few of many examples.

...shot at the zoo... Tortoise Shell