Sunday, August 31, 2008

One Perfect Lily

When I went outside into my courtyard yesterday I noticed that the first lily of the season had opened its little face to the sun. Hey there happy face! Some people think these lilies are a bit, I don't know, funereal? Maybe? I don't think so though, I think they are happy flowers and I love their sculptural form.

One Prefect Lily

Just to show that Winter hasn't entirely quit the scene yet, today was rainy and a bit stormy so this lily is not showing quite the sunny disposition that it was yesterday. I love the way water beads on the big waxy petals though, so it was nice to shoot these slightly more dramatic shots this afternoon.

One Perfect Lily

I guess every happy face has a tear now and then!
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4 comments:

  1. yani9:18 pm

    Gorgeous shots... I'm with you on the lily... either of those shots are a large scale piece of wall art waiting to happen...

    But did you mean "Prefect Lily" or "Perfect Lily"? :P

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  2. James5:55 pm

    the colour on the second pic is a bit cold... but they're both gorgeous shots.

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  3. The Other Andrew6:39 pm

    The first shot was taken in the morning, and the second shot was late afternoon. I kind of like the light difference, but yes the second one is much cooler!

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  4. Anonymous7:10 pm

    these lilies are growing wild behind my house, along the river banks. With the still water (my part of the river is an ox-bow), it looks very ethereal in the morning light.

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