Light + Shadow: Botanical portraits by Michelle K. Min

On a day in mid-May, San Francisco-based photographer Michelle K. Min took snapshots of botanical subjects growing at Anker Park. Min's unabashed use of shadow creates greater appreciation for the light.

Dicentra formosa (Pacific bleeding heart)

Thuja plicata (Western redcedar)

Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern)

Camellia japonica (Japanese camellia)