More of the amaryllis and a bit of orchid, just for color interest.
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Categories: #CMMC, #Flowers, #FOTD, #Photography, Cee's Photo Challenge, Macro
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More of the amaryllis and a bit of orchid, just for color interest.
Categories: #CMMC, #Flowers, #FOTD, #Photography, Cee's Photo Challenge, Macro
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 
What a gorgeous lily and so pristine 😀
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Thank you 🌷That is the single best part of white amaryllis. They have a very “pure” look. Maybe that’s why they only sell white ones at Easter?
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It’s actually a Asiatic lilies (easter lily) not an amaryllis.
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Okay. I keep being corrected. I always called it an Easter lily, but was assured it was an amaryllis. I’m fine with whatever it is. I just think they are really beautiful.
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The white flower looks more like a lily than an amaryllis.
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It’s an Easter Lily, which is one of many types of amaryllis.
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I love the vignette on the second image, making the white petals really pop!
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When I’m shooting macros, I have such a short depth of field, I have to decide if I want the center or the leaves in focus. I can’t have both. For that, I need to step back. Macro lenses are finicky and they adjust according to whatever optics are built in. Optics aren’t a software thing. They are the bottom line for lenses and you just have to work with them. I’m not sure how they make macros that can shoot wide or extremely close. But then again, I only understand enough optics to take pictures. Otherwise? Too many numbers!
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So wonderfully close, I could almost touch them…
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That is, I think, the whole point of macros — to make it feel like you are there with the flower. Sometimes, the magic works, but not always. That’s why I take a lot more pictures than I’ll need. I will take a dozen and use two.
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Me too. I figure there must be at least one good one in the bunch!
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Reblogged this on Anita Dawes and Jaye Marie.
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Thank you!
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Lovely Mar
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Thanks Ben. Today, by the way, is Garry’s 81st birthday. I’m baking a chocolate cake — something I haven’t done in years!
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81? WOW! I didn’t know he was ahead of me? Save me some cake…, I’ll be over a little later…
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Saving you a big piece 🙂
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So beautiful
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Thank you! All the flowers to celebrate Garry’s 81st birthday. They go well with the chocolate cake that’s in the oven. I can’t remember the last time I baked a real cake. Usually I make some kind of fruit bread.
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A very happy birthday to Garry. Yummy for homemade chocolate cake 😍
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