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Bog Lily
Bog Lily
MaryO


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Collection: 2007-07 30 Days of Flowers
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Alexandria, VA
Date: Jun 20, 2007
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 11, 2007

Viewed: 343
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

 Day 11 of 30

I actually took this a few weeks ago but it's an icky day and I didn't want to spend any time outdoors!

I believe this is a Bog Lily (also known as a Swamp Lily). Spidery-looking and the wilted one behind it suggested its impending fate.

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, increased saturation and contrast, levels, cloned out a couple of spots, USM, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction

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 07/22/2007 06:39:33 PM
Even with all the chaos in this shot ... the lovely soft alive flower steals the show.
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 07/19/2007 09:44:09 PM
Strange looking thing isn't it? Moody and spooky, the dark works here.
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 07/19/2007 01:33:52 AM
Nice mix of lights and darks. I like it.
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 07/14/2007 10:16:17 AM
Good POV, maybe crop this so the center of the flower is on the left one-third. I like the muted tones.
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 07/12/2007 10:31:08 AM
Interesting specimen...the image has a rich depth, dark and subtle, much like a bog.
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 07/11/2007 11:42:49 PM
Very interesting flower! I like what you have done with it! Nice work!
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 07/11/2007 07:36:07 PM
It's interesting, flat-but-rich light. Color is good.
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 07/11/2007 07:26:54 PM
What an interesting flower! Nice capture.
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 07/11/2007 07:11:25 PM
Chaos in the Bog. I like it.
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 07/11/2007 06:58:45 PM
Interesting flower. Love to see a flower that's not so photogenic. Very nice job.
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 07/11/2007 06:43:27 PM
Yes they all end up with the same fate until someone like us comes along and saves them by capturing their beauty before their doom.
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 07/11/2007 06:29:23 PM
Cheating, eh? [just teasing, or trying to]

I like this a lot. All that messy stuff behind the very elegant flower make for a good contrast, good picture.
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