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Tricia | all galleries >> Photo a Day >> Photo Most Days 2007 > Michigan Lily
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02-JUL-2007

Michigan Lily

When I was walking Teddy through some woods the other evening, the sun was shining on a clump of bright orange flowers. I was amazed and pleased to see that they were Lilium Superbum, which I have never seen growing wild before.
I went back with my camera this evening, scrambled through the mosquito infested undergrowth, nearly tripped over fallen trees a few times, then stood as still as I could to get a few shots, at High ISO unfortunately as the sun was behind clouds this evening :(
These flowers are elegant and beautiful from all angles, but I thought this shot from above was an unusual one.
It is a bit noisy I know, but I have not managed to find a good way to reduce the noise on it yet,

Canon EOS 20D
1/100s f/3.2 at 100.0mm iso800 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time02-Jul-2007 19:58:02
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/100 sec
Aperturef/3.2
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Sayer23-Apr-2008 13:45
Lovely! What a beautiful bloom. I hope we can find them this year.
Randy Adams07-Jul-2007 23:34
Love this one. V
Jay Levin05-Jul-2007 04:29
Beautiful shot, Tricia. Vote
Jackdad03-Jul-2007 20:13
superbum? Tee hee! ;-)
seriously, great shot of the flower.
Guest 03-Jul-2007 19:41
Outstanding!!

Fabiola
Guest 03-Jul-2007 15:41
Outstanding! v
Guest 03-Jul-2007 14:44
an eyecatcher, super.
Guest 03-Jul-2007 11:53
Beautifull shot, love the background, it really makes it pop out.
1moremile03-Jul-2007 10:58
Nice photo. I don't think I would have noticed the noise if you had not mentioned it in the caption.
Nicki Thurgar03-Jul-2007 10:58
Beautiful composition & stunning colour!
Dan Ng03-Jul-2007 06:29
Love the curves and the focus. Nice job, Tricia. V.
Dave Wixx03-Jul-2007 05:06
Lovely foreground detail, lovely use of dof.