San Francisco Botanical Garden

I love the top of this calla lily.

Sonoma, Ca. March, 2024.

A dark pink calla for #20 in this series.

Calla

While waiting for this year's flowers to unfurl, I was seized with a desire to paint some callas. Painting solves the 'noisy backdrop' problem! And the flowers are lovely to paint.

This dark version is in the early stages of being painted [plus, I played with it].

The finished version is the real color.

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©2016 Bill Wilson Photography

on Explore, April 8, 2013 #201

Calla lilies are said to come from the ancient god Hera, the wife of Zeus. In the story, Zeus brought Hercules to nurse from his wife while she was sleeping. He wanted his son to have the strength of the gods. Hera awoke and pushed the baby away from her. Drops of milk flew across the sky creating the milky way and everywhere they landed on earth, calla lilies bloomed.

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Zantedeschia aethiopica.

When the sun hit the flower it turned it into a flashlight

In remembrance of blues man BB King who passed away today.

Olympus digital camera

Tonight's calla - a close-up of the petal edge.

Soft colours. Softer focus.

Calla lily in a bouquet of flowers

Bronica SQ-A. Zenzanon-PS 110mm f4.5. Fuji Acros.

a garden calla lily

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Calla Lilies in a display window

Selection of Calla Lily images - In camera multiple exposures

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The last of the Calla Abstract detail shots.

Seen while walking back to our car after enjoying a walk on the beach at Carmel-by-the-Sea in California. (11-03-09-6517)

Calla lily, rustic look.

Close to a Calla

This is the Calla Lily we have growing in our garden.