124/366: Beauty Lurks Inbetween the Shadows

These flowers are almost impossibly pretty. I had no idea they came in so many colors, but I was very well-informed by day's end after visiting my friend's property a few years ago. She and her husband planted hundreds of irises all over their property, mostly bearded, and in a rainbow of colors and combinations. I discovered that these flowers can be extremely challenging to photograph but I got many hours to practice. Here is a pair whose beauty cannot be accurately described, but I hope this image conveys some of the loveliness I saw when I found them!