Pink Callas

Uploaded: April 05, 2005

Description

Callas are known as the trumpet lily as a reminder of the Archangel Gabriel and his trumpet

They flower late spring and during summer and produce a yellow spadix, surrounded by a reddish-pink spathe 7-8cm long.


f14, 1/125s, 50mm, 400iso, 1.22pm

Comments

Lori Ditlefsen April 05, 2005

Very pretty, Leah! Nice clarity and color! #232851

Casey A. Hanson April 05, 2005

Beautifully done! #1230482

Michelle Lea Guinn April 05, 2005

Beautiful photo,Leah!!! Wonderful job!! mlg #1230529

Leanne M.E. Boyd April 05, 2005

Lovely work, Leah! I like the colours, and composition. #1230688

Stephen F. Methot April 05, 2005

This is pretty, Leah! Wondeful color against the black. #1231260

Leah-Anne Thompson April 05, 2005

A special thank to Lori, Casey, Mihelle, Leanne and Stephen for commenting my Calla image.
~Leah-Anne #1231765

Stephen Zacker April 11, 2005

Dramatic lighting and super reflection. I didn't know that about callas and Gabriel #1246569

Stanley J. Contrades April 12, 2005

Superb imagery, Leah-Anne, and the colors, reflection, and background are beautifully captured. Very elegant!
Aloha,
Stan #1249044

Dale Ann Cubbage April 12, 2005

This is very dramatic and quite stunning, Leah-Anne! So beautiful! What did you use under it to get the reflection?

da #1249708

Leah-Anne Thompson April 12, 2005

Thanks also to Stephen, Dale and Stan for your nice comments.

Dale for the reflection I placed a piece of ordinary glass on my background and placed the flowers. #1249988

Dale Ann Cubbage April 13, 2005

Leah-Anne, thanks for sharing that tip! I appreciate it!

da #1250768

Jane Summa April 14, 2005

Absolutely a fantastic presentation & the colors are esquisite, Leah-Anne! wonderful image! #1254572

Goshka G. April 14, 2005

Gorgeous flowers, Leah, and beautifully presented! #1254587

Leah-Anne Thompson April 15, 2005

Thanks Jane and Goshka #1255599

Evy Johansen level-classic April 29, 2005

Wowsa - this is such a beautiful image! And very elegant! #1302402

Deb Holmes-Hatfield May 22, 2005

Congratulations to you Leah-Anne! #1381492

Jennifer Rennison May 25, 2005

So beautiful, Leah-Anne! Congratulations on your finalist! #1396977

August 28, 2005

Beautiful image .. #1778451

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