Sepia Ginger Lily Blossom and Assassin Bug
by Connie Fox
Title
Sepia Ginger Lily Blossom and Assassin Bug
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Outdoor Sepia Photo
Description
Black-and-white sepia image of a ginger lily plant in full bloom, with an assassin bug sitting on a small white bud. Each sweetly scented spiral cluster of white buds is nestled in one of the variegated broad leaves of this hardy tropical and subtropical shrub. Ginger lily blossoms are also called garland flower, and are used for garlands such as Hawaiian leis.
Copyright 2013 Connie Steitz Fox. All Rights Reserved. If you like this image, please click Vote and Favorite, and consider leaving a comment. The watermark will not appear on your purchased image or notecards. Its purpose is to deter online theft, which can be traced.
Shot in the Gulf Coast area of Texas, USA. in mid-May. Nikon D80, Nikkor 50mm/f1.8 lens, ND filter, aperture priority. Hand-held with minimal enhancements. This image is available in this gallery in two other versions: color and black-and-white.
FEATURED on the homepage of the Grayscale Outdoors, June 2019. My thanks!
A TOP FINISHER in Bug on a Flower Photography, June 2019. My thanks to all who voted.
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May 24th, 2013
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Comments (4)
Connie Fox
Allan, thank you for featuring this sepia image in The Grayscale Outdoors! I very much appreciate that.
Suzanne Gaff
Beautiful sepia macro... so delicate! Thank you for your comment on my Mercer-Williams House photo, also. Blessings, Suzanne L.
Connie Fox replied:
How nice of you to comment, Suzanne. Thank you so much for your kind words and thoughtfulness, and for your vote!