To take its portrait, I had to find a forked stick to lift the flower head, as hellebore, in its humility (or perversity, you decide) always looks at the ground so that ants and small birds can see it, but people can't.
We've talked about figuring out a way to plant hellebore in a six-foot high planter to better view the blooms, but most likely, we'll just lift those beautiful faces with our fingers to admire them.
The old Sony Cybershot I bought in 2007 is still the best camera I have for close up shots like this.
