One Perfect Lilly Beautifully Lit

While visiting the Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland Oregon I came across this one fully open perfect lilly. It was near noon but the sun was attenuated by some high and wispy clouds. I did not fully comprehend the nature of the light at the time I captured this photo, but when I saw it on my computer I was struck by how beautiful it is in the shot.

_{Photo by @kellyjanderson shot on the Nikon D5100}