It is time to celebrate the Wood Lily again, now that I know where to reliably find them. They are not as abundant on the Kennebunk Plains this year as last, but when I stopped by on Saturday there were a few early blooms scattered among the blueberries on the south side of the road. The wind was blowing a gale, and the flowers were dancing above the blueberries. They were moving so much and so fast that it was hard both to find focus and to keep the flower fully in the frame…but I managed a few decent shots with the ZEISS Touit 50mm macro. The clarity of this lens continues to amaze me, and there is no more fitting subject than the brilliant Wood Lily. I especially like the subtle rendering of the orange here…the texture of of petals coming through.

Sony NEX 5T with ZEISS Touit 50mm f2.8 macro. ISO 100 @ 1/250th @ f8. Processed in Snapseed on my tablet.