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It's Spring time! My wife and I decided to try our hand at making our apartment a bit greener. I project this weekend was to re-pot our Calla Lilly and Maru Lilly and add new soil for our cactus. We also decided to try our hand at growing some herbs. Here are the photos of what we've done so far :)
I shot this during a photography workshop which was held on Whidbey Island which is in the state of Washington. The lily was outside and the setup was quite a challenge, especially positioning the tripod where I wanted it. From the EXIF data you can see that I used a Canon 100-400 lens but it also had the Canon 500D macro diopter on it and I can't recall whether I also used a x1.4 coupler and extension tubes (which I did do on some shots that same day). Fortunately there was no wind because I needed f32 to get the depth of field.
Calla Lilies
Arrangement by Liz Lant
Photo by Michael Lant
I favour minimalism. Stripped of all extraneous details there is only form, texture and hue, each of which must be meticulously executed because there is nowhere for flaws and imperfection to hide. The finished results look deceptively simple. The calla lily is the perfect flower to use when I want to create a design that is minimal and elegant.
As a flower, the calla lily is the very essence of femininity and sensuality. Resembling the form of a woman, this flower was a popular subject in American art in the latter half of the 19th century, especially after Freud provided a sexual interpretation of its form. Georgia O’Keefe used the calla lily as a recurring provocative theme in many of her paintings and became known as “the lady of the lilies”. Nineteenth century art photographers also used the calla lily as an erotic motif. Diego Rivera, a famous early 20th century artist, also depicted the calla lily in a number of his works.
Read more here: 52weeks52flowers.com/2010/09/16/the-calla-lily/
Liz
Eine besonders exotische Blume ist die Calla, die ursprünglich aus Südamerika stammt und in diesem Jahr in unserem Garten blüht.
Was für den Betrachter wie eine ganz besonders üppige Blüte wirkt, ist jedoch tatsächlich nur ein Hüllblatt - auch als Blütenvase bezeichnet. Die eigentliche Blüte ist der gelbe Kolben im Inneren. Aus der ursprünglich weissen Ausgangsfarbe sind viele Neuzüchtungen entstanden. Calla in den Farben gelb, pink und apricot sind bereits weit verbreitet.
Calla Lily - Hi-key (High Key) white on white
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my Calla Lily right now has 28 flowers- it has grown from a small plant into a monster that wants to take over...
no garden in Spain is without Callas.