Worlds Within Whorls

Lodgepole pine cone on my front steps.

Olympus E-30 | OM 90mm f2 | ISO 100 | 1/15 | f11

While working on a project/study in my front yard (one that will take me all year to complete) I found this newly-shed specimen.  I was taken by its texture and the spiral emphasized by the process of it opening.  It took several tries to find the right combination of angle and depth of focus, but I think I finally got it.