Sugar Coated

Gallery: FloraPosted February 23, 2013184 views4 comments

Sony A77
Minolta 100mm macro
ISO 200, 1/40 @ f11

One of our Green Goddess calas. These normally have a lot more green in the petal. I liked how this relatively small flower was nestled in amongst the pristine leaves. All comments welcome.>=))>

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4 comments

Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on February 23, 2013 at 12:36 PM

lovely, I like all the folds and shadows at the top of the flower. They give this flower some character.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on February 23, 2013 at 3:44 PM

I like how the flower is nestled in the leaves! I am a little confused about the flower though...aside from the green on the petals it seems to have more layers of petals than they normally do? Is it an odd one out or are all Green Goddesses like that?

Eirini: This is one petal with some folds in it. This particular flower is about the size of a woman's hand; about half the size of most of the Green Goddesses we have. The normal flowers are almost half green and half white with the green on the top. Since it is still relatively cold here they grow more slowly and take more time to unfurl completely. The process may take 7-10 days to complete. Thanks for your comment and question. . . Bill

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 23, 2013 at 8:56 PM

Excellent, bill. The beauty of the Green Goddess really comes through in the larger image.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 26, 2013 at 9:58 PM

Hi Bill :: I think it's a fine composition

I find the lines of the leaves almost as interesting as this beautiful calla :smile
Albert Darmo:

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