Snugglin'

Just beautiful, Morris - great use of the DOF.

Hello Morris,
Very soothing composition. There seems to be a couple of lens or sensor gremlins on the right hand lillie that could use a little PS touch-up.
Nice shot!
Neil

Thanks Ram. Neil, thanks also, and the spots you see are raindrops that are on the back of the lillies as it had just rained that morning and these had been facing away from the direction of the rainfall.

I love the shot. Very interesting about common names. Down here we call the white ones Sego Lillies and the pink ones Mariposa Lilies. I love the raindrops and the overlap of the two flowers.

Simply Equisite! I love white flowers of any kind. They are very hard to photography...you have done a fabulous job, Morris!

Morris: I especially like your DOF management of the centers and the overall comp. Nice find and a terrific capture. >=))>

Impressive flower, impressive image. Never have this these posted before.

Thanks everyone so far! Sally, that is interesting about the name differences. I know these are the state flower of Utah, and they call them Sego Lillies, while here most refer to them as Mariposa. Sego is the Greek common name and it means "beautiful grass". While Mariposa means butterfly in Spanish.

Nice depth of field, Morris! Those raindrops are interesting cuz I also thought they were sensor gremlins! The upper right and right-hand edges of the petals appear to have a thin blue fringe to them. CA probably but you should be able to wipe that out with the CA slider in Lightroom. Otherwise a beautiful image!

Calochortus are one of my favorite western wildflowers. Wish we had them here in Illinois.

I think pairs are hard to compose, but you have done a fine job here.

Very interesting DOF. Different parts of the flower are in focus in each flower making it interesting to study this image. Love this.

Some of my favorite flowers in the field Morris, and you captured them beautifully.

David M. Cobb

Gary, you touched on what intriqued me about this shot. It was only after it came up on the screen in PS that became evident to me. One has to keep going back and forth from one flower to another to get a whole view of what one would look like. So I felt it created movement and tension that seemed to work for this pair. And David and Mike, you are right that pairs are difficult to make work. It's widely known that 3's are easier to compose and make for a more pleasing image most of the time. Thanks again.

Very nice Morris. I particularly like the diagonal bias and the treatment of the centers. Beautiful work.

Pat

A brilliant pair... The arrangement and DOF is very delicate

Speaking of good titles, you sure picked a good one for this pair. Absolutely gorgeous shot, Morris. The whites are masterfully exposed and your eye for this pair was perfect when it comes to optimizing dof to get both blooms sharp. Expertly done.

Truly beautiful image, Morris ! The flowers seem somehow to take on a personality, as your excellent title hints.

Hi Morris These lillies seem to be smiling, And evoke a gay happy mood. : the color and detail is superb.
Albert Darmo Canada

Beautifully crafted and presented. Excellent choice on pof. Terrific light, color and detail.

Super, super shot, Morris.