“Day Lily with Seeds”
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
― Lao Tzu
As the summer continues, the plants begin to mature and change form. Some wither and dry up, others go to seed, while some continue to flourish till the air cools. This day lily was pretty much the start of my journey down the road of fine art floral photography and has opened a whole new creative world for me.
I thought it had stopped blooming about a week ago, but to my surprise, it had one blossom left to share. It’s quite mature and this image shows two seed pods beginning to develop as well as the ‘stubs’ where blossoms used to be.
Nikon D800
Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD @ 200 mm
1/4 sec, f/14.0, ISO 200
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Great! 🙂
Thanks
no words to praise the composition
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Nicely done! Floral photography can sometimes be tricky pertaining to lighting (especially if you want to have the target surrounded by darkness as you’ve done here), but you nailed it in this one.
It’s a lovely shot. How nice that the flower that inspired you initially was there at the end of the summer as well.
Thank you.
I think you outdo yourself with every photo/post! Really great quote to.
Thanks, that’s very encouraging.
The black background raises it to art. I spend more tim focused on its form.
Thank you so much for that.
amazing photography sir.
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Utterly beautiful. I love your use of low-key here.
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