Swamp lily

Gallery: FloraPosted October 11, 201089 views9 comments

This was taken on the Anhinga Trail in the Everglades. It was kind of funny. I was down in the muck with my tripod and camera on the side of the trail where all of the trees are. People would come by and get all excited to see what I was seeing. When my wife would tell them that I was shooting flower they would get a look of disappointment on their faces and go on. Nothing very exotic, just a flower.

Canon 30D
Sigma 70-300
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/250
Aperture f11
ISO400
214mm
-1 on auto braketting
Tripod

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on October 11, 2010 at 10:47 PM

Very nicevand a great BG.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 11, 2010 at 11:05 PM

Richard: Well this would have excited me! Great find and capture. I like the mystery of the BG especially. Well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 11, 2010 at 11:33 PM

Beautifully done Richard. Love the comp and I can't imagine any background that would work better here. Outstanding capture and a very fine image.

I was at RMNP one morning standing just off a road with tripod and camera in moraine park just as the sun was coming up over the mountain tops. There were a ring of mountains all around me, a splashing stream running near my feet, wind rustling the ponderosa pines overhead, crystal clear mountain air and beautiful light anyway I looked. A car pulled up on the road, the driver rolled down his window and yelled out "Is there anything to see out there?" I had no idea how to answer him.

Pat

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on October 11, 2010 at 11:56 PM

Richard, This is a beautiful little flower that you found. I think it's exciting.

Looks as though you have a lot of detail in the image. Have you attempted to open up the shadows? Especially selectively around the filaments and anthers.

Nice find.

Carol

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 12, 2010 at 4:19 AM

Love the triptych-like nature of the composition, Richard, and the soft bg. This really catches your eye !!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 12, 2010 at 8:31 PM

Richard:
I find lily difficult to capture but you have done and excellent job here. The bg really sets this off. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 12, 2010 at 10:21 PM

The angled way the three stems are brought into the frame is interesting for me. Nice depth of field and a contrasty background

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on October 13, 2010 at 5:44 AM

Nice shot Richard!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 14, 2010 at 9:10 PM

This really is nice. I really like the triplets and the movement and light on the water.

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