OT: Photography
- Subject: OT: Photography
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 01:54:28 -0500
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From: Sharon McAllister <73372.1745@compuserve.com>
Janet Natale wrote:
> I'm a little confused. A lovely picture of Tennessee Woman in the
> Grahme
> Grosvenor book "Iris: the Flower of the Rainbow" showed the bloom
beautifully
> formed and a nice size at that. The Schreiner catalog picture of the
same
> iris makes the bloom seem "domed" on top and smaller...this is not the
first
> time I've seen a picture of an iris that looks like they took it before
it was
> done opening...
> is this common? It sure helps to see the fully opened bloom to judge
what it
> looks like.
It helps to think of an opening flower as a process -- not an event. The
colors are most intense as it opens, but change with time. The form is
best at its fullest expansion, before it succumbs to the sun, wind, and --
sometimes -- rain. This is the reason we need to GROW iris to judge them.
A picture merely records a moment in time.
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
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