Photo Essay: Let There Be Light!

by Mike Unser

One of the joys of iris photography for me is capturing the sunlight playing thru the blooms. It is especially dramatic just after sunrise or before sunset when the light comes in at an angle, making for intense colors and shadows. 

Here are a few of my favorite photos from the 2021 bloom season featuring sunlight.

'Treasure Island'

'Kathryn Fryer'

 

 

 

Read more about these irises using the following links to the Iris Encyclopedia:

'Treasure Island'

'St. Crispin'

'Spring Festival'

'Malacca Straits'

'Kathryn Fryer'

'Harvest Splendor'

'Foaming Seas'

'Flora Zenor'

'Edgewood'

'Dawn Reflection'

'Coral Chalice'

'Cairo'

'Buckskin'

'Aurifero'