It's My Stick! by taffy

It's My Stick!

In the winds we've had today, my beautiful iris blossoms and all the buds have fallen over. I haven't been able to get them to stay up and now it's pouring outside. I had gone out for a short walk as night was falling and took a few night shots with my 85mm 1.4 because the buds were looking regal. When I opened this one, I thought it was so weird to see what looks like an arm holding a little stick. I actually had moved the little stick out of a later shot when I noticed it 'in the way' and the iris leafy thing sort of held onto it. I had to really pull to get it away. Weird, so I had to post it.
very cool... love compositions where you have a subject in focus and out of focus.
May 22nd, 2013  
Yes, weird looking shot with the hand/arm on the stick. Good capture though...
May 22nd, 2013  
headlines in plantworld: brawny iris bud strong arms twig to overcome harsh conditions....I'm now just being silly. Well composed.
May 22nd, 2013  
@sugarmuser Thanks Sharon. I like that style too (as you may have noticed) where it's sort of a reflection/shadow through focusing.
@mikegifford Thanks Mike. It's a dark and mysterious little area in our teeny little garden.
@vankrey Agh -- that's nightmare inducing, given how I had to pry that stick away. Gives me the chills now that I see it in the photo as an arm!
May 22nd, 2013  
Great capture, Taffy - very unusual but this iris does indeed appear to be hanging onto a stick!
May 22nd, 2013  
Very much gave that bud a human like feeling. Great work!
May 22nd, 2013  
Yes.... that Iris does own that stick...lol.. what a fun capture
May 22nd, 2013  
It's a Retriever Iris ;-)
May 22nd, 2013  
@timandelke Tee-hee!! Retriever who doesn't want to give it back! Like many of my dogs...mmmm....
May 23rd, 2013  
wow, very interesting!
May 27th, 2013  
@jerwinkie Thanks for checking this one out. It was quite weird how much it held onto the stick when I tried to move it away, so the photo has stuck with me.
May 28th, 2013  
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