African iris #8 by goodoleboy
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Captured 5/5/11, early in the AM, within walking distance of my hardscrabble habitat.
Better viewed via ZOOM.
If nothing else, I know this isn't a rose.
Pozegnanie, thankx for clicking on, and for any and all favs and complimentary comments
Comments (19)
durleybeachbum
Spanish Iris..very nice pic.
witch_1612
Wonderful Work!!!
Bossie_Boots
Wow This is a beautiful orchid superbly captured !!
magnus073
This is a lovely capture Harry, love the bright colors here
morningglory
Super flower, I have one in the garden. Here they are called African Iris.
auntietk
Anywhere you go, this is an iris. Whether it's called a spanish iris or an african iris or any other sort, it's still an iris. You can tell an iris because all its parts come in groups of three. There are loads of different kinds of iris, but they ALL have that three-grouping thing in common. This might look like the white part is a group of six, but it isn't ... it's two groups of three: one group with long, strong gold markings and feathery tips; one group with shorter, more brown markings and pointy tips. Orcids come in an astonishing array of shapes and colors, but this three-group thing is not one of them. I hope this helps in your future floral identification endeavors. All that plant i.d. aside, this is a gorgeous photograph! Superb color and detail, and the depth of field is outstanding. Stunning image!
goodoleboy
auntietk: okay, I'll just omit the orchid part and call it an iris. I'm fortunate to even know this much about flora.
npauling
It really stands out against these very pretty flowers. A lovely capture.
jocko500
very wonderful looking
bmac62
You've got a hawkeye for all sorts of goodies on your morning walks. This is a stunner:)
danapommet
This is gorgeous Harry. Great capture. Dana
lior
A so wonderful macro!
Hendesse
Excellent shot. Fantastic DOF and color contrast.
MrsRatbag
Absolutely stunning! Great capture of this beauty!
debbielove
Well its a stunning flower whatever it is! Really great shot, Harry.. Thanks for showing us this gem! Rob
tennesseecowgirl
This is lovely!!!
myrrhluz
Beautiful iris! I've never seen this variety. Excellent capture! Beautiful color and detail. I love the white against the red and the gold and lavender against the white. Very beautiful shot.
Rainastorm
very nice, my mom loves these.
tizjezzme
Such a different looking iris .. so pretty! But they all are .. never seen markings quite like this before. Thanks for sharing.