david allio

Water Lily | ©2013 David Allio

Now that summer is here, flowers are blooming all across North America. A few days ago, there were four water lilies blooming on the same day, a first for the backyard fish pond.

Now at first blush, it would seem that four colorful flowers would create a more interesting photograph than a single open blossom. However, the natural grouping of those four flowers never exactly fit my eye. Admittedly, the four flowers floating above the water’s surface made for some intriguing compositions. Nevertheless, probably because of my natural compulsion to show nature up close there was a much stronger attraction to this single colorful water lily.