A lily for my love by vikdaddy

A lily for my love

My better half isn't a fan of red roses. I think she finds them a bit clichéd and prefers pastel colours. So, for Valentine's I bought her a bunch of pink and white flowers, and used one of the lilies for today's shot.

I splashed a few drops of water on the flower, hence the drops you can see on the petals. This photo was sloppily taken; the background wasn't white (it's a magnolia-painted wall), so I had to lighten the background. I need to invest in some backgrounds! I also had to crop it slightly in post-processing to remove my thumb from the stem.

There's 90 days left. I am seriously in countdown mode now; this project takes far too much time on some days, mainly because I'm trying to maintain a modicum of quality in my photos.

Most days are like today; I go to work, then gym, eat dinner and then I have to think about my daily photo. Once I've found a subject, taken a few photos, edited and posted, it's time to get ready for tomorrow and then my bed!

Canon 7D, f/8, 1/200, ISO-100
Your day sounds a bit like mine, I had hoped it would get easier towards the end. I've started up a list of things that I need to get and backgrounds is on it, along with flash trigger, another camera bag, decent editing software. But I waffle, love the pic.
February 15th, 2011  
LOL... how funny is that! Nice pic btw
February 15th, 2011  
@andycoleborn I know; work then gym, we get home and take a shot from a similar angle, even down to the drops on the flower! Weird.
February 15th, 2011  
@vikdaddy It gets wierder... I'm a comms manager
February 15th, 2011  
I with you regarding not enough hours in some days, mine today is a bit hurried due to me sleeping all day as i'm on night shift this week, still I do like the simplicity of this shot
February 15th, 2011  
@andycoleborn Sheesh! And how many times have we taken similar shots?! I must meet you on the next meet-up; we must talk about this oddity.
February 16th, 2011  
I REALLY love this one! Great job!
February 16th, 2011  
The lighting is fantastic. I love how it reflects off the petals and highlights the details.
February 16th, 2011  
Beautiful shot. Very clear and contrasty.
February 16th, 2011  
beautiful shot!
February 16th, 2011  
It's beautiful and I am with your better half....my favorite is the Stargazer Lilies, never roses :)
February 16th, 2011  
absolutely beautiful
February 16th, 2011  
what a beautiful shot of a lily.... i think you made the lily even more beautiful!
February 16th, 2011  
Vik, this is DEFINETELY A FAV!!!
February 16th, 2011  
Just gorgeous...
February 16th, 2011  
amazing!
February 16th, 2011  
beautiful!
February 16th, 2011  
I agree with your wife about the 'standard red roses' and love lillies! This is a beautiful shot, especially w/the water drops.
February 16th, 2011  
Love this very beautiful !!!
February 16th, 2011  
Very graphic - love the detail of the little droplets and how the light catches them.
February 16th, 2011  
Gorgeous capture of the lily! I prefer lilies to roses...
February 16th, 2011  
Really nice one Vik. I hear ya on countdown mode! I hit a serious slump with three months out. Now I have less than 6 weeks and I am looking forward to spending time on other projects as well, as I'm sure you are.
February 16th, 2011  
@vikdaddy I know, a little uncanny isn't it... would be good if a summer meet-up can be arranged as enjoyed the meet last month
February 16th, 2011  
woooow
February 17th, 2011  
wow beautiful !
February 17th, 2011  
Stick in there Vik, it is tough to the extent that I had to use the odd filler(laziness i guess). But when you start getting lots of comments you feel obliged not to upload a crap photo...stick in there mate. After the 365 you can upload as when, no pressure :)

**re-post due to poor grammar
February 17th, 2011  
Gorgeous!
February 19th, 2011  
So beautiful! Love the vibrant colors and the white background.
February 20th, 2011  
I agree with your better half . . . much prefer a Lily!
February 22nd, 2011  
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