Abudnance

Gallery: FloraPosted June 18, 2012155 views8 comments

Sony A700
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 400, 1/640 @ f5.6

We have had by far the most incredible day lily season ever in our garden and there is not much sign of it slowing down. Usually by June all the day lilies are long since done blooming but this spring the hits just keep on coming. Shot this abundant group this afternoon. The large leaf is from an amaryllis and I decided to leave it. The upper BG is fronds from a sago palm. All comments welcome.>=))>

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8 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 18, 2012 at 8:10 AM

Creative use of the background element, nice touch Bill.
Great colors, light, details, and point of focus at f/5.6
That Minolta appears to be a fine lens, especially in the right hands

Well done!

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 18, 2012 at 8:38 AM

I have several Minolta lenses (100mm f2.8 macro) a go to and the are super. I like this shot but the leaf included bothers me but that is just personal. Great capture otherwise..

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Comment posted by David Schwaegler on June 18, 2012 at 11:04 AM

Great choice for the point of focus. The sego palm is a nice touch to add a bit of interest to the background.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 18, 2012 at 5:24 PM

The BG leaf sort of works for me Bill, and the bloom is great. I don't really like the amaryllis leaf coming in from the left though. I am envious of your blooms!

Nathan

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 18, 2012 at 6:49 PM

Bill - Really like the Lily standing up against that lovely OOF Sago Palm leaf. Good DOF to cover the frontal buds too.

Agree with Nathan on the leaf coming in from the left - but then it is what it is.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 18, 2012 at 8:42 PM

Bill:
Lovely day lily! The day lily in our local garden has been quite unimpressive this year

Like the motion effect of the sago leaf in the bg but not too keen about the amaryllis leaf though.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on June 18, 2012 at 9:54 PM

Beautiful flower. I love the palm in the bg.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on June 18, 2012 at 11:43 PM

Those colors sure catch my eye, Bill. (Must be because all the day lilies at my house are yellow-orange.) That palm makes a great background; almost looks like moving ocean waves.

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