Lotus glow

Gallery: FloraPosted July 7, 201232,767 views15 comments

After staying out of the x-ray room for a couple of weeks, I am no longer seeing diplopia lotus but my sight is still a little dark

Natural light, early morning heavy cloud just after a light shower. D90 300mm F4 1/100 tripod. LR4, CS5, TK glow.

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15 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 7, 2012 at 10:49 AM

OOOOooooooh! . . .or something like that popped out of my mouth when this opened. Love the dark mood with the lotus in the spotlight. Great image Gary. >=))>

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on July 7, 2012 at 10:53 AM

Stunning and lotus alone with vertical crop would work for me also.

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Comment posted by John Williams on July 7, 2012 at 11:20 AM

Wow, that guy stands out like a lighthouse on a pitch-black night. Wonderful Gary.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on July 7, 2012 at 11:42 AM

This is absolutely incredible! The light on the flower is stunning & I love the inky black on the leaves & the background!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 7, 2012 at 3:43 PM

Oh man, oh man, oh man. Highly evocative and stunning.

I don't think there is another flower with the same luminosity as the Lotus.

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Comment posted by Chad Merrell on July 7, 2012 at 3:48 PM

I love the bright glow of the lotus blossom against the dark background. The crisp details of the blossom against the muted detail of the leaves is nice also.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 7, 2012 at 5:14 PM

Gary - Did someone say Photography is all about painting with light ? Killer Frame this one !!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 7, 2012 at 8:27 PM

Hi Gary :wavey Good: Light is the most important ingrediant to fine photography! And we have sublime here light here. Exceptionally fine work

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on July 7, 2012 at 8:44 PM

Wonderful spotlight on the lotus with just enough supporting lily pads. Very dramatic and compelling.

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on July 7, 2012 at 9:17 PM

If you've been in the x-ray room for two weeks I sure hope you're not glowing like this lotus is.......

I practiced veterinary medicine for several years and we had to hold our patients down on the table during the taking of the xray so we were exposed to stray rays, so to speak. My roentgen exposure badge reading was always just below non-acceptable levels but I'm still here so I guess, for now, no harm done.

Needless to say I love the light on the lotus and the way the dark surroundings help set it off. Very nice and one of your best.!

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 8, 2012 at 2:16 PM

OH MY, this is a "10"! Fantastic!
Bob

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on July 10, 2012 at 12:41 PM

This is GORGEOUS Gary. Excellent use of light and dark. I love it!

Nathan

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on July 11, 2012 at 7:54 AM

Beautiful light and comp. Quite an expressive image.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 14, 2012 at 8:09 AM

I can't say that I've ever seen a lotus "shine" ever so brightly before Gary

Great drama with this lighting, well done!

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Comment posted by Bunn Martin on July 15, 2012 at 2:49 PM

Nice shot in extreme lighting. I would have preferred slightly softer light in an environmental shot like this as to reduce such large areas of black w/o tone and slightly softer subject. Just IMHO which seems to differ from that most of the comments.

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