The Cormorant, the Dragonfly, and the Bee: Iris

Sunday, June 7, 2020

Color in the Sun

Mother nature sure knows how to put on a display. In bright sun, spring flowers impress and entrance. They pull me in to get a closer look, to enjoy their intricate and elegant design.

Here's a sample of some of my recent favorites of flowers that burst with color, especially when graced with warm sun.

All but one of these irises are bearded irises. Photos are taken with my 12-40mm and my 60mm lenses.

Enjoy!

Inviting Iris

These next two photos were taken indoors, on our windowsill, with the morning sun streaming in:

Cilia on Fire

Awash with Light

Back outside, this iris shows a pleasing color combination:

Two Tone

Profile Wave

On Golden Flower

The only non-iris in this post, this is an allium, not yet fully bloomed:

Purple Risers

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Iris Frenzy

Deb's garden contains some wonderful Irises that showed their full colors and textures during the Spring just passed. With my renewed interest in photography, I found I spent much time enjoying the flow of their colors and textures. We think our Irises are mostly of the Bearded and Siberian variety, though we might have some Japanese Irises too. Per the Internet, source of all knowledge, Siberian and Japanese Irises can sometimes be confusing to tell apart. Well, at least one other person thought so...

All photos are shot handheld, many with my 60mm macro.
These are definitely some of my most favorite photos, and they proved to be especially fun to photograph with the macro lens.

I've included the focal length used to take each photo at the end of each caption.

Red Beard 300mm

Lit Veins 300mm

A Closer Look 60mm

Amazing Display 60mm

Amazing Display Even Closer 60mm

Flowing 60mm

Amazing Display Closer Still 60mm

Sunlit Elegance 40mm