...the first of the Arum Lily blooms is beginning to unfurl and show just a hint of its future glory. I liked this best treated in a semi-abstract fashion to reflect the fact that most of its beauty and its final form are still hidden.
Lovely shot but glad it is only a photo as I am very allergic to lilies. My throat closes up. But as a photo I get to enjoy their beauty. Will you do a follow up? Congrats on PP
@irisn Well that's a comparison I never expected! But yes, she was known for painting extreme close-ups of flowers in a rather stylised manner so - at a stretch - there are similarities, but she wasn't my inspiration. We do have something else in common though, as she famously said, "I hate flowers", although in my case I only hate them as subjects because they are so difficult to photograph well.
@jen_kentucky Thank you Jen, much appreciated. I was using a Sigma 105mm macro lens with a Led Ring Light for illumination as I took this at 11.30 pm in the dark - I had taken some earlier in the evening but when I came to process them, I wasn't happy with the result.
