Iris Macro #2
by Bruce Bley
Title
Iris Macro #2
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This photograph of a purple and white iris blossoms was taken while driving along a country road near Rock Falls, Illinois last spring. I enjoy photographing flowers for their colors and intricate and delicate detail.
Iris is a genus of 260-300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species, as well as, being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a common name for all Iris species, though some plants called thus belong to other closely related genera. A common name for some species is 'flags', while the plants of the subgenus Scorpiris are widely known as 'junos', particularly in horticulture. It is a popular garden flower.
Irises are perennial plants, growing from creeping rhizomes (rhizomatous irises) or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). They have long, erect flowering stems which may be simple or branched, solid or hollow, and flattened or have a circular cross-section. The rhizomatous species usually have 3-10 basal sword-shaped leaves growing in dense clumps. The bulbous species have cylindrical, basal leaves.
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February 11th, 2018
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Comments (21)
Sherry Hallemeier
Beautiful macro of the iris, I love the capture of the depth of the colors this iris produces! -Sherry
Marsha Heiken
Bruce,this is one of the prettiest macro Irises I have seen,as I love the purple! You do great photo artwork. I enjoy looking at your gallery. Marsha F/L
Kathy M Krause
Love this stunning capture of this gorgeous iris Bruce! Love your pov, composition, colors and light! Exceptional! L/F
Bruce Bley
Chrisann, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Weekly Fun For All Medium. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Maria, Thank you for the feature in the group "Exquisite Florals". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Mechala, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Flowerly Love-100". Thank you for the honor.
Frank J Casella
CONGRATULATIONS!! Your beautiful artwork has been Featured by the - ILLINOIS ART PHOTOGRAPHY - group on Fine Art America / PIXELS! Thank you for sharing it !! http://tinyurl.com/IllinoisArtPhoto
Bruce Bley replied:
Frank, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "ILLINOIS ART PHOTOGRAPHY", I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Jenny Rainbow
Congratulations on being featured with this wonderful artwork on home page of the group and pinned to the Pinterest board Iris Exquisite Beauty!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Iris Exquisite Beauty", Jenny. I sincerely appreciate it.
Femina Photo Art By Maggie
Congratulations! This lovely piece has been featured in Pretty in Pink Blue or Purple. Please add it to the features page if you wish. l/f/P
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Pretty in Pink Blue or Purple, Maggie. I sincerely appreciate it.
Randy Rosenberger
Your artwork recently submitted to our group WFS, has been chosen to be featured on our homepage with other members of our family of friends and fine artists. Thanks for sharing the beauty.
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery, Randy. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Kim, Thank you again for the feature in the group "Floral Photography And Art". I really appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Jenn, Thank you for the feature in the group "Bath And Spa Prints". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Barbara, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Art For Close Ups And Macro Happy And Friendly". Thank you for the honor.
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