Stargazer lilies

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Thought I’d play with the black velvet background behind this group of Stargazer lilies blooming in my backyard garden this afternoon. I’ve previously done single blooms (mostly of Bearded irises), but wanted to see what the effect would be for an entire grouping of blooms. I shot this image with my iPhone 12 Pro Max using the Camera+ 2 app in macro mode.

Alliums

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Irises at Green Spring Gardens

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Bleeding hearts

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(Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro lens)

Bearded irises galore in my garden (bouquet #2)

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Bearded irises galore in my garden (bouquet #1)

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Japanese Roof Iris

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Nikon D850 / Nikkor 105mm micro

Roof iris ‘Alba’

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(iPhone 12 Pro Max, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode)

 

Feed me, Seymour!

This one is, well, um, interesting. It’s got a Little Shop of Horrors “Feed me, Seymour” vibe. I’ll capture it fully unfurled and see if its demeanor changes.

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Parrot tulips blooming in my new garden bed

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Bleeding hearts

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Parrot tulip blooming in my garden

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African daisy (Osteospermum)

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Rudbeckia

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Tiny Daylily

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Crocosmia

Crocosmias are part of the Iris family. Originally from South Africa, the name comes from the Greek words for “saffron” and “smell.”

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Bumblebee on Coneflower

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Daylilies

For this shot, I diffused the light shining directly on the daylilies, but allowed the bright dappled sunlight to filter through in the background.

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Daylilies

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Daylily

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Juvenile Widow skimmer dragonfly

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Stargazer lilies

My huge cluster of stargazer lilies put on quite a show a few weeks ago! 18 blooms across four plants, and so fragrant that I could smell them from the front porch! 

Shot with my iPhone 8Plus

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Cricket on mums

iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode, Snapseed app border

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Mums

iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode, Snapseed app border

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Vinca

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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Skipper butterfly on Aster bloom

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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Alstroemeria (Peruvian lilies)

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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Thunbergia (Black-eyed Susan vine)

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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Eastern tiger swallowtail on Vervain

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro lens, 1/250 sec, f/13, ISO 400

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