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Water Lily

by Craig Strand

Gallery: FloraPosted August 6, 2011110 views10 comments
Water Lily #2, another image shot a few days ago. This is a 7 image stack with 10% cropped off for composition.

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canon 7D
canon 100mm f2.8 IS USM
F/3.5 -2 1/8000 ISO 100
tripod, cable, CS4, LR2, NIK filter suite

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 6, 2011 at 1:28 PM
Craig: One of the best water lily shots of the season IMO. Marvelous lighting and whites. Superb shot.>=))>
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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 6, 2011 at 2:23 PM
Great spot light Craig and a really fine stack. I like the mood too. An outstanding image for my tastes.

pat
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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 6, 2011 at 8:46 PM
The lighting on this really sets it apart. Superb. :toast:
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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on August 6, 2011 at 10:38 PM
Craig, this is really nice. It is well composed with fantastic lighting. I like the interplay of light and shadow here. Great work!!
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Comment posted by Bob Duff on August 7, 2011 at 10:50 AM
I really like the light on this one Craig. Another great image. However, I must admit I prefer your previous one better. Must be because my favorite colour is blue. :wink:
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 7, 2011 at 2:48 PM
Craig, Great lighting to highlight that central Yellow. Lighting makes this photo in my opinion - not to take away anything from a fine composition. The slight angle to the Lily makes it more dynamic :toast:
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 7, 2011 at 8:51 PM
Craig:
A very beautiful water lily! :jump: Fabulous lighting and great capture of the yellow. :toast:
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 7, 2011 at 9:34 PM
Hi Craig :wavey: Wow!!! Everyone loves this one :eek: Everything is exceptional :jump: The lily, the lily pad, light, and composition :toast:
Albert Darmo
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 8, 2011 at 11:25 AM
Beautiful shot! Nice job of spotlighting the flower. I like how you left some of the lead in petals soft in your stack.
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 9, 2011 at 8:58 PM
A lovely glow to this. Well done.
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