Giant Blue Iris

Gallery: FloraPosted April 10, 2016126 views5 comments

These beauties (Iris giganticaerulea) generally bloom for 1-2 weeks in April, and are quite common in and around Jean Lafitte NP. The blooms are about 5-6 inches across, and grow on stems 4-6 feet tall. I go over there every spring with these as my target. I found these early yesterday morning along a boardwalk in the town of Jean Lafitte just south of the national park under calm conditions, cool temps and nicely filtered natural light.

7D2 EF100-400 Manfrotto 410 geared head on GT2531, ISO 100 300mm 1/13 f10 -1 1/3 EV

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on April 10, 2016 at 2:21 PM

Beautiful portrait of this Iris with a great bg. I love the dewdrop on the tip of the leaf on the right.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on April 10, 2016 at 2:27 PM

Hi Bill,

This is one nice looking iris. Nice saturated colors with subtle lighting. I wish the dew drop was sharp too, but not a deal-breaker...................Jim

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 11, 2016 at 10:50 AM

Very elegant. Cool colors, appropriate for the conditions. My one small nit is I wish the dew drop was in focus.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on April 12, 2016 at 11:55 PM

Nice, simple, clean, great DOF and great BG. Nicely done Bill.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on April 16, 2016 at 12:36 PM

Lovely shot. This would be a great subject for focus stacking so you could get the water drop in focus. A smaller aperture might have made the BG too distracting.

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