It seems that photographers cannot resist photographing the Veratrum Californicum or the corn lily. As we were relaxing by Mirror Lake in Oregon, I turned to my girlfriend Cheryl and snarkily said, “Look, there’s the most cliche photograph in the book right there. A corn lily!” The next day, I was helplessly drawn to a field with several corn lily plants, snapping away at the spiraling, sensuous shapes in my viewfinder. I had fallen spell to the corn lily and was wasting no time making as many exposures as I could of this beautiful plant. While I’m not sure I can improve upon the numerous beautiful photographs that have already been made of the corn lily, I’ll think twice next time before I denounce cliche subject matter so quickly!