Garden Party

Last Spring, the first at this home, I was very happily surprised to see

that we had a bed of Iris's that were a variety that were very tall with

large blooms. Yesterday they were blowing in the breeze, back and

forth, almost if dancing. Capturing one in the garden would just not

be possible, so I cut a few and brought them inside, and

experimented with my camera till well past midnight, just to see what

I could come up with (different aperatures and speeds, available

lighting etc.) While this one was no longer dancing, this Macro of it,

almost made it appear as if it were laughing and chatting away, still

at the 'Garden Party'. (thanks for dropping by, sincerely, Gail)

Hello Gail, A garden party makes me think about people laughing and the more I look at this I see a mouth with a bristly yellow tongue. White teeth and purple lips complete my scenario. But seriously what a lot of color exploding in this one flower. Real nice Gail. Take care.

BR,

Holger

One thing for sure, your images are of superb attractions for the viewers and so pleasant at the same time, the control over the light here is remarkable and the colors are so vivid as usual along with very outstanding methods of presentation.

Thank you for sharing it my friend and wishing you all of the best.

Gail, Nice shot. I like the shape and colors. The center background bothers me a little, in relationship to everything else. i would be interested in your thoughts on some of my Iris abstracts which are in my portfolio. Hope this finds you well. - Charles

Thankyou Holger for that very kind critique.  That is what I thought myself. I will continue later, my puppy is crying...had some surgery yesterday...thanks so much, Gail.

Bella composizione,ma sopratutto l'impaginazione,complimenti :-)) paul

Hi Gail. Really like your presentation of this iris - very abstract and fab colours.  Frame suits it well. Best regards. Sarah.

My dear Gail ... this one is another of your wonderful creations. Fantastic colors and lovely presentation. Congrats ...a big hug and my thanks for your last comments.

 

WOW!! Very beautiful!! I love it.

Cheers.

Gail,

  Beautiful image with wonderful colors & details.  Thanks for sharing.  Take care, Patsy

A different point of view for my favorite subject this time of the month,interesting idea for this delicate flower so beautiful but with a short life,have a nice day Gail.

RC

Wow Gail this is a cool abstract of a flower that looks like a mouth with a tounge waiting for its prey...

I love the colours and tight crop

All the best Sean

Thanks Sean ffor those encouraging words.....really though, even though it appears to be an ABSTRACT, all I did was do a really tight crop and added the 'mottled frame'. I guess it's the angle I took it at. Will post Original so others can see what I worked from.

Thanks for your visit and support, sincerely, Gail

Original file, for this Composition, Other than a few adjustments for Vibrancy and light, I added the 'mottled' frame. Really tight crop....not an Abstract even though it is so 'kind of wild looking'.....

I like it ! Bearded Iris's are irisistable subjects , sadly they don't last long . Our's have " gone over " . Nice to see the original shot . Bill

So glad you liked this shot, they are lovely flowers.

Talk soon, Gail

Gail, if you hadn't said what kind of flower this was, it would have taken me awhile to figure it out. I really like the way you cropped this and the focus on the yellow.

So nice to hear from you, and your input truly helped. Funny at times I'm so unsure just where to crop. glad you liked this one.

Warm regards, Gail