These flowers are the American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea), a member of the Water Lily family. The large yellow flowers grow up to 10 inches across. The fruiting bodies, looking like garden sprinklers, develop from the round structure in the middle of the flower, with each hole containing a single pistil ready to produce a seed-like fruit. This scene is on Mud Lake, adjacent to Fish Lake in northwest Dane County, Wisconsin. From 4x5 transparency.

Stock photo or signed and numbered 8x10 or 16x20" color photograph. Series size: 65, © 1999. Printed on Fuji Crystal Archive ® glossy photo paper rated at over 60 years stability.

All matted or framed photos dry mounted unless otherwise requested. Matted and framed by the artist using archival materials.