Posted by Monte Stevens (Fort Collins, United States) on 3 April 2008 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.
An African Iris taken in garden area outside the LSU Museum of Art. Part of the enjoyment I get from the traveling I do is discovering new plants and flowers. Even though I know very little about them I enjoy discovering them. Sometimes the scent will captivate me or the colors or the patterns. They are exotic white flowers with yellow and purple-blue burst markings with iris-like evergreen foliage. The three petals and three similar sepals of iris flowers are collectively called tepals. I never knew that, now I know.
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Beautiful delicate example, nice gentle tones.....
3 Apr 2008 2:03am
@Mike: Thanks, Mike!
Lovely. Excellent detail and composition.
3 Apr 2008 2:31am
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks, Michael!
The detail and composition and DOF are superb. That soft green background really sets off the flowers beautifully.
3 Apr 2008 4:55am
@Ron: Thanks, Ron. They almost have a facial expression like they are looking right at you.
wow very beautiful
3 Apr 2008 6:42am
Lovely shot!
3 Apr 2008 7:25am
I'm usually not a flower photo kind of guy, but this is really lovely. I like the contrast of the white petals against the dark green leaves and background. I like the small orange brown detail on the petals. Nicely done.
3 Apr 2008 10:20am
@Russ: Thanks, Russ. I have not taken many flowers images either. However, over the past 1-2 years my eye has moved in that direction. I know very little about what kind they are but I'm learning.
excellent, BRAVO
3 Apr 2008 9:02pm
this is a nice pair - looks like two little faces - nicely done!
4 Apr 2008 3:09am
@Jason Kravitz: Thanks, Jason!
Lovely flowers.
4 Apr 2008 12:33pm
They look so delicate and beautiful. Very well done.
4 Apr 2008 4:48pm
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