Another Lily

[Richard Lovison]

I caught a glimpse of this lily hidden amidst the rest of the garden as I walked out of the house this afternoon. As it was buried amongst the foliage and wouldn't be noticed by anyone I decided to cut it and bring it inside to photograph.

http://richardlovison.com/photos/lily4.jpg
© reserved 2009, Richard Lovison

Olympus E-3
ZD 14-54mm @ 37mm
manual exposure - 15 sec f16
ISO 100
natural light from window

[Fabs Forns]

Beautiful profile with a dramatic background. Colors pop out here!

[Desmond Chan]

Love the soft light and the colors ! Beautiful !

[Ramesh Adkoli]

Nice texture and exposure. Geat, soft colors too. At this angle, it gives a 2-D perspective, probably because everything is sharp and center of the flower is not visible. A different angle showing a view accross the flower would have made for a better composition, IMO. TFS.

regards,
ramesh

[Julie Kenward]

I think it's beautiful as is, Richard but wonder if you tried a 90 degree CCW rotation, leaving the flower in the upright position? Either way, I think it works...the texture and colors are fantastic, as is your DOF. Did you use a black card behind the flower to get the BG? It's gorgeous against those pinks!

[Richard Lovison]

Did you use a black card behind the flower to get the BG? It's gorgeous against those pinks!

Thanks for your comments Jules.

I used a black coat and hung it from a pole lamp behind the subject. :)

[david cramer]

That's a lovely presentation.

[Thomas Herou]

I love the light and composition.
Great image!

[Anita Bower]

You did a fabulous job, Richard! I've been trying to photograph these Lilies and haven't had much success. I will have to try your approach. I love it. I like the black BG. The light is gorgeous. You captured the beautiful curve of the petals, and highlight the warm colored stamen.