White Asian Lily CU - Stamens

Image should have been posted on Wed. Nov. 18th. Saw this Asian lily when I went to T'ai Chi class. Took a close up of the stamens.  iPhone 6. Edited with PSE 11 - midtones and highlights.  Slight sharpening.

Tiger Lilies - Photoshop Express App

Having computer issues and unable to edit images in PSE11 on my computer. Used Photoshop Express app which means I cannot clone and do more precise post editing of images.  There were some tiger lilies at edge of parking lot at St. Francis Episcopal Church, GSO, NC.  I tried taking one with many lilies and another close up of the stamens.  It was about 9:30 a.m. and they were in a shaded area. So, the one on the right has more blue tint in it since I did not adjust the WB when I took the image.   The one on the left has vibrant filter attached and if I left it normal, colors would have looked like the CU.   PSE 11 definitely gives you more adjustments with lightness, darkness, mid-tones and can change color variation.  

On Saturday, June 13th I had the opportunity to find some tiger lilies in bloom at mid day and so took an image of a single bloom which shows more like what the orange color of the tiger lily would be. I only sharpened.  Yeah! today my PSE 11 program is working.

Oriental Pink & White Lilies & CU of Stamens

Mother's Day is not for about 3 weeks, but I was shopping at Lowe's on Wed. and saw these Asian lilies for sale.  There were 5 stalks and only one starting to bud out. I purchased it with the intention of taking images, but it is also has a wonderful fragrance. 

Because of the low 40 degree temps outside at night I brought the pot in the kitchen.  I must admit my kitchen smells much like my memories of a funeral parlor.  They did not have any Stargazer cultivars but I bought one with similar colors called After Eight Oriental Lily.  The image on the left is of several blooms with the pot setting on some grass as a backgrounf.  The image on the right is a close up which I liked that leading lines from the petals direct you to the center.  This was taken with the Camera+ app--used some macro slider to get closer to the center stamens.  I used Camera+ app to crop but the clariy and exposure filters I did not like.  So I used PS 11 and to sharpen a tad.  More blooms have popped out and I still have about 5 more in the bud stage.  I plan to plant in the garden and have for Mother's Day next year.