White callas (Zantedeschia aethiopica) make me think of those cartoon flowers that pop up on someone’s chest to signify that it’s all over. They are tough here but get pretty tatty looking later in the year.
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July 12, 2011 at 11:52 am
Lisa
absolutely beautiful!
July 8, 2011 at 8:14 am
paintedmeadows
Very nice. I like the focus on the tip of the flower with the rest blurred out. Really draws the eye in.
July 7, 2011 at 7:36 am
KarenAnn
Beautiful callas with that limited focus among the blurred grouping. White is typically so tough to photograph but you certainly have mastered it.
July 3, 2011 at 7:10 pm
Bobbie
This is one of the most unique flower photos I’ve ever seen. You had the courage to keep most of the photo in soft focus with just that one lip sharp. It makes the photo so much more interesting than it would have been with standard focus.
July 3, 2011 at 6:12 pm
Jens (Jinxy)
The select focus really works well for this shot!
July 3, 2011 at 4:06 pm
Steven
I love this, and the comment regarding the flower as it relates to cartoons. Lilies and ghosts playing harps was the epitome of death in cartoons. Such a sweet death.
July 3, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Lois
Love the focus on the curly tip of the lily with the blur to the front.
July 3, 2011 at 11:18 am
Julie McLeod
This is just an outstanding capture. The blur gives it a surreal, almost abstract feeling.
Callas remind me of Georgia O’Keefe’s painting.
July 3, 2011 at 11:16 am
Tammy
Beautiful sweet spot….SWEET says it all!
July 3, 2011 at 8:20 am
Gisele
I really like the focus on this – Bill said it best. I defer to him as my spokesperson for this post.
July 3, 2011 at 12:34 am
Tony
Once more I agree with jackscrap! Like the processing of the picture.
July 2, 2011 at 9:30 pm
~Val
Ellen, you crack me up. Such a wry comment about this pretty photo.
July 2, 2011 at 9:26 pm
jackscrap
Dreamy and soft, how did they get to be the flowers of death I wonder?
July 2, 2011 at 7:44 pm
regularman
Beautiful shot Ellen. You nailed the little curly part, and from there the lines in the flower just pull the eye down into all that dreamy, blurry goodness.
July 3, 2011 at 6:15 pm
Lorri
Great focal point, Ellen. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen calla lilies actually growing, just the cut ones.