These Hellebores blooms hang down facing the ground.
My camera has a Macro Mode and Auto-Focus setting.
I held the camera down touching the ground and clicked upward sight unseen.
(That's why the background looks kind of strange).
My first few shots were only half a bloom,
but I kept adjusting the angle slightly until I was rewarded with this beauty!
Happy Macro Monday!
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It is very pretty...love the way the light is shining through the rose and green petals.
ReplyDeleteI love hellebores, though it's hard to get a proper photo of them with their heads hanging down.
ReplyDeleteHi Lea! I love this shot. It reminded me of one of my hellebores pictures. When I uploaded it, I saw a slug in the middle of the flower. You never know what can be down there!
ReplyDeleteThis is really a fascinating flower indeed. I've done many posses like you, and I even lift the flower upward to just take a picture :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to see hellbores blooming. I'm still waiting on mine. I really like the color and is that variegated foliage? That is a great shot!
ReplyDeleteLovely light and details of this blossom.
ReplyDeleteHappy MM!
Beautiful shot of a beautiful flower. I love the angle. :)
ReplyDeleteLove all your photos and you did good with that hellebore. They really are not the easiest things to photograph, are they? :-)
ReplyDeleteLove the backlighting coming through the petals!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit!
So pretty. What lengths we go to for our photography but when the result is as nice as this it's worth it.
ReplyDeleteWoof Lea!
ReplyDeleteI saw your lounging cat, the black dog, the long deserted road, and your opening bloom and I enjoyed it all. Have a great roaring dragon year!
Thanks for all your comments!
ReplyDeleteTo answer the question about the Hellebores foliage - The newest leaves just under the buds have a light reddish tint to the undersides, but the leaves turn completely green as they grow larger. The way the light is shining in the photo, it highlights the leaf veins and magnifies the immature leaf color.
Have a great day!
Lea
Neat! I've never seen a hellebores bloom before.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. It was worth that awkward position getting down on the ground.
ReplyDeleteLovely. Hellebore is one of my favourite plants and you have captured this one beautifully
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