----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Sanfedele" Subject: Re: Peso A couple of flower pictures
> William Robb wrote: >> >> This is a Western Red Lily, otherwise known as a Prarie Lily. >> It's the Official Flower of Saskatchewan. >> I have been cultivating a couple of small patches of them for a few >> years. >> >> Anyway, it's one of the few flowers I've seen that looks great in full >> sun. >> These were shot early this afternoon, using the FA200/4 Macro lens. >> >> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/westred1.html >> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/westred2.html >> >> Enjoy >> >> William Robb >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > So is the PRairie Lily related to the Venus Fly trap? > (that'll make em look at the shots ) > > They don't look quite real to me -- probably because these > shots are so extremely sharp and > the angle of the sun. The fly is nice for scale... > I think those are what we call Tiger Lilies, yes? A quick web search would indicate this is so, but I've been led to believe the Tiger Lily is a different flower. This is what I think a Tiger Lily is: http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/5635/ > > Aesthetically, I think I like the close up better than the > first one. Thanks Ann b... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
