... Journal Entry
Iris Pseudacorus aka The Yellow Flag - another picture made whilst on my walkabout at LilyHill yesterday. Could not resist posting a few more images made with my OM-1 II and 40-150mm f4 Pro; the art of tele-zoom close-ups.
Iris pseudacorus, the yellow flag, yellow iris, or water flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. This one, along with a group of others, was in the little water garden opposite the big house.
Rhododendrons are shrubs of the heather family, with large clusters of bell-shaped flowers and typically with large evergreen leaves, widely grown as an ornamental. A flower photographer's favourite.
I liked the symmetry of the double flowers in this photo but was only afterwards when I was post processing it I discovered the two tiny insects in the picture. So much for my powers of observation! I think that they are fun and add something to the composition 😀.
Some of the hardy hybrid rhododendrons at LilyHill are over 90 years old and have grown to over 20 metres in height and in some instances width. They are a magnificent sight but a challenge to photograph in a high contrast scene in order to get the colour balance correct.
So there we have it, the power of the OM-1 II and 40-150mm f4 Pro capturing the power of flowers. Isn't nature wonderful?