Lotus in the backyard

[sury]

This is supposed to be a species that blooms for couple of days and disappears for the rest of the year (according to Missus).
We were on a trip last week and the boss was worried that the bloom will be over by the time we returned. Fortunately that
has not been the case. She bugged me to capture the flower before it is too late and I obliged. Nine images bracket merged with
HDR Machinery SW.

[aster]

It's absolute beauty, Sury.
Glad it outlived any mortality expectations… And, we also got a chance to see it.

Thanks for sharing,
Yildiz

[sury]

Thank you Yildiz.
Also, a correction. This is not a Lotus as I am told previously but some species of a Cactus flower as I am told anew.

Sury

[jbtaylor]

Well done Sury.

[sury]

Thank you JT.

Sury

[ValeryD]

I saw on Flickr a few shots, this one looks like the best.