Toadlily flowers

Gallery: FloraPosted February 21, 2012559 views15 comments

Toadlilies are a shade-loving flower and this variety is called "lightning strike". I will post a top view of these later. I had also posted a top view of these several months ago in this gallery. They are an unusual but beautiful flower with an unusual name!

Canon Rebel T1i. 90mm macro lens. F/11 for 0.6 sec. ISO 100. Tripod mounted, natural lighting.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on February 21, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Nice saturated colors, Carolyn

- with the Toad lilies in very excellent shape. Background looks great too. Without the bud and the bloom in the back it would have been more text bookish but it in no way affects the aesthetics.

Great take !

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 21, 2012 at 1:18 PM

Carolyn: Wonderful POV and BG. Great subject superbly captured. >=))>

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Comment posted by Daniel Mosquin on February 21, 2012 at 1:39 PM

Expertly photographed, great light.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on February 21, 2012 at 2:36 PM

What a beautiful find Carolyn, wonderfully captured . Love the BG and colours !

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 21, 2012 at 8:23 PM

Carolyn:
Fabulous image. Like the rich color and the leaves at the base.

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Comment posted by Shrinivas Sharma on February 22, 2012 at 12:11 AM

Lovely. Loved the colors , Sharpness & also BG. Nice take

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on February 22, 2012 at 8:49 AM

Excellent image & colors. DOF and BG very good. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on February 22, 2012 at 7:06 PM

Wow Carolyn. Those are very interesting blooms! Your DOF here is really nice, and I like the green BG. I also like the leaves that you used as an anchor. Very nice photo!

Nathan

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 22, 2012 at 8:21 PM

Beautiful, Carolyn. I like everything about this.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 22, 2012 at 9:23 PM

Good depth and BG; lovely blooms and well composed. What's not to like? I really like the way the lilies in front command the frame.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 22, 2012 at 10:35 PM

Hi Carolyn

well composed with stunning saturated color

Albert Darmo
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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on February 23, 2012 at 12:55 AM

Beautiful comp and specimen of flower.. that vivid green background is always a sure bet.. overall looks wonderful!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on February 23, 2012 at 4:08 AM

This is lovely, Carolyn. I especially like the flood of green in the bg - it sets the flowers off beautifully. The spread of leaves grounds the comp nicely too.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 23, 2012 at 4:48 PM

Beautiful flowers and set off so nicely by the background and leaves.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on February 27, 2012 at 3:30 PM

A splendid photo of a splendid flower, Carolyn. A modest flower can easily become more pleasant in a photo, but only a very good photographer can make a beautiful subject even more beautiful.
Thanks for sharing this flower that I have never seen before.
Cheers.

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