148 : Cosmo on orange

There's not a lot of orange flowers out front, so it's nice when I'm able to work them into a shot, especially a bright one such as this. Just love how vivid this shot turned out... too bad I couldn't have worked a little more green in there...

147 : Red lily with curl

I haven't shot the red lilies in awhile, so thought I'd get back out there before they died out. Just love the red, green, and yellow of these shots.

146 : Cosmo cornered on greens

Got this shot at lunch, and really love how bright the colors turned out. Can't recall off hand what that center yellow/green stripe of color is, but it really made this shot... it especially helped bring out the stem. Think it's interesting that some of the cosmos seem to have some white creeping in around the edges of their petals... guess they won't be around much longer!

145 : Dying tiger lily half

Seems like most of the lilies are around this state about now... but even in this more they're still plenty photo-worthy. This one still had some color along with the interesting texture and shape, and love that curling petal on the right.

144 : Yellow lily side

No direct sun out today, but plenty of light through the clouds. Took a handful of shots of the lilies out front, and this one turned out to be my favorite. Love the yellow against the dark gray (and hints of green) and think the detail on the stamen and the back petal turned out great. Think the lack of direct sun really help bring out the yellow and not wash it away.

143 : Gayfeather on yellow

Really just liked to colors on this one... the bright purple of the flower with the earthy yellow/green of the backdrop. It was actually tough getting a shot without a bee in it... they were all over these plants!

142 : Cosmo from behind

As great as the color is from a Cosmo petal on its sunny side, it looks almost more brilliant on the opposite side. Really like all the bright colors in this one, from the strong red/magenta of the petals, all the greens from foreground to background, and all the hints of yellow and purple in the backdrop.