Lilium henryii

Critique Style Requested: Standard

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Description

Back to Sonoma Botanical Garden today. The Lilies are still sparse but the henryii are blooming well. I stupidly went off without my tripod so wasn’t able to do any stacks.

Specific Feedback

All comments welcome!

Technical Details

Screen Shot 2023-08-05 at 5.21.56 PM

Highlights brought down in LR (the flower was in dappled shade) and some BG cloning in PS to remove some distractions.

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I think this is your best lily photo yet. I like how subtly different it is from the other species, yet so similarly adapted. Makes me wonder how pollinators react to both and if they have specialist for either. I think the choice of focus point for this non-stack works well (that can be challenging) and I really like the addition of the leaves that curve and frame the blossoms. The OOF echo is my jam, too, so thanks for getting such a nice one in.