Helebore

I took this with my little 10 year old Canon Ixus this afternoon. Helebores point downwards and are quite close to the ground so I just held the camera underneath the flower and hoped for the best. It took several attempts to get the whole flower on and in the middle of the picture but I managed it in the end.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Very pretty capture and wonderful detail. FAV

[julia]

Great detail. Lovely shot.

[Lis Lapthorn]

Super detail. Hellebores are so hard to snap as they always seem to be staring at the ground. Well done for getting such an ace shot.

[Sue Cooper]

@ladymagpie Thank you Lady M.

[Sue Cooper]

@julzmaioro Thanks Julia.

[Sue Cooper]

@foxes37 Thank you Lis. You're right they are hard to snap. I had very wet knees when I came inside.

[Helen]

Great shot, super focus too...... don't ever throw that little camera away, it seems a sure & steady 'pal' to keep to hand !

[Graham Thresher]

A beautiful focus.

[Sue Cooper]

@dizzyd Thank you Helen. I'll follow your advice. The little camera didn't let me down.

[Sue Cooper]

@thresheg Thank you Graham. THere was a lot of luck involved.

[Beryl Lloyd]

A beautiful shot , such a pretty flower ! I have no luck with hellebores -- they die on me !!

[Babs]

Super shot. The positions we get in to create a photo. :)

[Dinah Pinkston]

Wow ...This one has beautiful color and texture! Fav!

[Margaret Snell]

well captured, lovely detail

[Sue Cooper]

@beryl Thank you Beryl. It must be the soil and the climate........or else they thrive on neglect!

[Sue Cooper]

@onewing Thank you Babs and yes you're right!

[Sue Cooper]

@dsp2 Thank you DS for the comment and fav. What does DS stand for?

[Sue Cooper]

@oldjosh Thank you Margaret.

[Dinah Pinkston]

@susiemc YW, Sue! DSP actually stands for Dinah Sabrina Pinkston -- I go by Dinah. My husband (Dennis Scott Pinkston) has the same initials, so years ago when we were married, we started just using our initials DSP for everything!