My wife noticed this flower as we were walking around the lake behind the Cedar Park Rec Center Sunday evening. As she helped hold some other plants (weeds) out of the way I was able to get into position to grab this shot. Beautiful but prickly. Best to look, not touch.
We planted the original plants that these flowers came from about 5 years ago. I thought I knew what they were, but after looking up that flower I know it is not what I thought it was. So, if any of you are flora experts and can enlighten me, I would greatly appreciate it. All I do know is it is from a plant we originally purchased at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center's Native Plant sale. I love when these delicate beauties come up every Spring and show off their colors. A highlight of our backyard Spring wildflower season. :-) Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)
Didn't even see this guy in the first shots I took of our Amaryllis until I zoomed into 100% on my viewfinder. It was well hidden down in the flower. I made this shot with a 105 macro lens as close as I could get to the flower and maintain a focus. There was a slight breeze moving the flower around, but I still managed to make this image with a little timing and quick fingers. I think of this as good training for the detail work I'll do in the weddings I photograph. If I can nail this bug actually standing still for me inside a bloom, shooting rings is easy stuff. :-) And thinking of that, a pair of rings in these blooms would look really cool. Minus the bug of course. :-) Photo by Steve Coyle Photography (www.stevecoylephotography.com)
