Spring Beauty - (enlarge)

I purchased an Iris to plant in my garden in memory of my Mom 2

years ago. In the Fall I split the plant and I have two areas of my

garden that are quite colorful with these lovely blooms. It has been

too windy to take images outside for the last 4 days, so I decided to

pick some and practice my Macro handholding skills indoors. This

one is called 'Double Your Fun' as it blooms both in the Spring and in

the Fall. (any visits and comments are most welcome, sincere

thanks, Gail)

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lovely composition (especially point of view and crop) and light. compliments -koushik

Twice a year, eh?  Nature plus human ingenuity, no doubt.  A powerful combination.

Beautiful image.  Your handholding skills are quite skilful.  best, j

A really beautiful original result with very nice lighting, Gail!

Hi Gail,

A beautiful "mellow" scene , well shot.

It is good to see you practicing your hand holding skills. Now you next goal is to shoot this scene at 1/25 second using the same lens.

Warmest Regards, Mike

Hi Gail, I love the details and colors of this beautiful image, well done!!!

Warm regards,

LuDa

Hi Gail,

  What a beautiful tribute in memory of your mother!!!  Creative image with beautiful colors, details & lighting.  Take care, Patsy

Gorgeous!

Beautiful colors and composition Gail, an excellent rating from me.

Gail, your creativity discovers always new and splendid images even in the most common photographic subjects. The choice of the focus is perfect, the colors are painted with luminous pastels. Brava!

A very nicely created macro shot of an iris flower. Looking at the entire plant, placing the filaments against the violent petal all the more brought out the beauty of this magnified species. Brilliant!

thank you for those fine words of critique Lester. I must admit though, the background was a piece of Paper. It had a pattern in it, but I managed to find a spot that was just violet.

From the 'master' of such beautiful flower images, I truly appreciate your thoughts shared Giuseppe, sincere thanks, Gail

Thank you both for your visits and of course support - perfect encouragement!

thank you Jamie for that very kind compliment. I don't know if this may be a Hybrid, or if that name is a 'modern' version of another??

Sincere thanks Mike. I will work on the new shutter speed!!! That will take some practice.

Sincere thanks for your visit!!! I am glad that you enjoyed this image. I find handholding very challenging but don't give up practicing!! Talk soon, Gail

Thank you for your visit and very encouraging remarks Dom. I love that image of your daughter and your new 'pooch'!!! Wonderful memories.

I was so delighted to learn that this one flowers in the Fall as well. In 2012 it was flowering right into November!!! The fragrance is lovely as well. My sincere thanks for your lovely comments.

GungaJim - so glad you liked this capture!!!! good to hear from you!

Koushik    - thank you for your visit and encouraging words of critique;-)

Wonderful colours, Gail, and I love how you cropped it!

i can't find much. according to the sites linked below, it was "Hybridized by Aitken; Year of Registration or Introduction: 2000" They also say it is not patented. best, j

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/100695/#b

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/100695/#ixzz2Ukwp3LqJ