Most of the Iris I see are standing tall by themselves (even in a group). These were framed by the greenery and a touch of posterization gives an art...
The lighting is confusing to me here. It is shot directly into the sun but much of the grass appears lighted from the side or from behind the camera....
Nice clouds. I was just at Farnsley Moreman where I took 5 -10 frames of clouds but nothing as nice as this. These kinds of photos are very good for...
Peg I may be mistaken but I believe that I have seen those in the Wyandotte Lowlands Preserve close to Leavenworth IN. near the Overlook Resturant.
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Those are wood bores and I don't believe they have a stinger. They look like bumble bees and are nearly the same size but are slick, not hairy. Best...