Lily Pad Sunset

Gallery: FloraPosted June 19, 2011609 views10 comments

On the pond behind our home in New Hampshire.... The light and reflected color caught my eye. The orange is the reflected light of sunset.

Thanks for looking and for any comments and critiques.

Canon 5DM2
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L II at 200mm
ISO100 10sec f/32 (used a depth of field calculator on my iPhone to determine f/stop to get at least 2 feet in focus).
SR Warming Polarizer slightly used to reduce glare
RAW processing in LR3 and TK's Darks Triple Play in CS5

Interested in your thoughts on this one.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 19, 2011 at 12:46 AM

Love the balance of the elements in the composition Eva as well as the quality of the light. Well seen and very well presented. It's a beautiful image for my tastes.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 19, 2011 at 11:32 AM

This is very nice.the little puddles of water on the lilypads are riveting. The colors in the water and the foreground grasses really tie it all together. I'd love to have this one on my wall where I could look at it long and often. A stunning image,

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on June 19, 2011 at 12:31 PM

Really wonderful clarity throughout Eva. Very well seen and captured.
Bob

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on June 19, 2011 at 4:06 PM

Great composition, lighting, and coloring, Eva. IMO, looks over-sharpened but I'm sure that's simply personal preference.

Nice job with the light reflections....

Cheers,

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 19, 2011 at 4:45 PM

This is very beautiful, Eva !! The admixture of shapes and lines and colours seems almost surreal in this lighting - you've created a strong mood which endows this pond with an extraordinary feeling of life.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 19, 2011 at 5:06 PM

Eva: I may try to get up your way a little early if this kind of scene beckons. Good call on using the polarizer especially. I like this very much as is and also like it with the upper pads cropped away to bring out the orange in the reflection even more. Well seen and superbly captured.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on June 19, 2011 at 6:24 PM

Well seen Eva and very well processed. You can a lot of time wandering through this image.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Week on June 19, 2011 at 11:28 PM

Really wonderful Eva! Color is very nice. (I'm a sucker for Lily Pads)

Registered on February 19, 2007, 62 Posts, 394 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 20, 2011 at 3:03 AM

Eva:
A very graphic and rich colorful image. Lovely.

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Comment posted by Vincent Nobel on June 20, 2011 at 9:54 PM

Great comp, reflections and detail. Wonderful image overall! Thanks for sharing! - Vince

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