Ever-Changing Light

What a difference the changes in light can make! The other morning in the course of only 15 minutes I saw some amazing changes in how some bearded irises looked – because as the sun got higher in the sky – it lit the flowers in many different ways. I spotted this set of three bearded irises – still haven’t been able to identify the variety – and as I photographed the first one – I noticed that while it was still in open shade from the nearby plants, the sun was about to start backlighting the flowers in the group. So I just settled in with my tripod and waited. It was wonderful seeing how the look of three flowers changed as the sun changed it’s position and what different photographs I could take at various times.

Here’s the progression of the photos over a span of 15 minutes.

7:49 AM

8:54 AM

7:56 AM

7:57 AM

8:00 AM

8:03 AM

So by any chance – does anyone recognize what type of bearded iris this is? Thanks