A Pleasant Surprise
by Bruce Bley
Title
A Pleasant Surprise
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Recently I was on my way home after a morning rain and stopped at one of my favorite friends flower beds to take some pictures of her beautiful irises. I was not sure what they would be like because of an early morning rain, but to my surprise I loved the droplets of water on the petals of the irises. This burgundy iris was one of my favorites of hers not only for its color, but how the flower began to glisten as the sun was trying to illuminate the bloom. I love capturing the detail in my subject matter giving the viewer a closer look at what they might be missing. I think I have done that in this photograph.
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. 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.
The inflorescences are fan-shaped and contain one or more symmetrical six-lobed flowers. These grow on a pedicel or lack a footstalk. The three sepals, which are spreading or droop downwards, are referred to as "falls". They expand from their narrow base, which in some of the rhizomatous irises has a "beard" (a tuft of short upright extensions growing in its midline), into a broader expanded portion ("limb"), often adorned with veining, lines or dots.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage in the various galleries I have created. Thank you for visiting and please come back.
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May 25th, 2015
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Comments (13)
Bruce Bley
Dan, Thank you again for the feature in the group "Premium FAA Artists", I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Navin, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "T100 Appreciating Quality Works From All Mediums 1 a day". I truly appreciate the honor.
Jacqueline Athmann
Surprise & Congratulations!! Your photo has been featured on The Art Shoppe Cafe group homepage! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us! F/L
Bruce Bley replied:
Jacqueline, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "The Art Shoppe Café". Thank you so much for the honor and your support.
Randy Rosenberger
Very detailed, colorful, and perfectly angled shot on this macro magical beauty, Bruce! I am very happy that you provided this fine piece of art to share with your fellow artists and all potential customers out there. This is a very worthy piece of beauty and is deserving of being Featured in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. LIKED & FAVED Forever Elvis Randy B. Rosenberger WFS group administrator
Bruce Bley replied:
Randy, I really appreciate your support and nice comment. Thank you for the feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery".
Bruce Bley
Christy, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "The Beauty in Nature. Thank you so much.
Marina Kojukhova
SO beautiful capture Bruce!! L/F
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious compliment and L, Marina. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
James, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Beauty". I sincerely appreciate the honor.