Waterlilies and revised!

Gallery: FloraPosted January 19, 2013120 views13 comments

Ah, summer! The first time I took my new digital (at the time) camera out in the canoe was a bit nerve wracking but I when I came across these three, I settled in and loved the rest of the trip.

Nikon D90, 70-200 lens zoomed right in.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on January 19, 2013 at 3:06 PM

Beautiful image of these waterlilies, Christine. I like the water level perspective and pano comp, and the light is extremely nice. Would have been even better if the lily pad did not block the reflections of the middle and right lilies, but not much you could do about that. Still very nice as is. Given the pano comp, you could crop a little more off the top and get rid of the bright leaves sticking out of the water in the ULC, and you might burn the leaves in the LLC. Thanks for sharing this very nice image.

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Comment posted by Christine Adams on January 19, 2013 at 3:44 PM

Revised as suggested. Spot healing, I'm sure is 101 at best. Sooooo much to learn in the post processing world!

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on January 19, 2013 at 6:29 PM

Definitely the second post is a big improvement! I like the pano crop & the reflections are really nice!

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 19, 2013 at 7:26 PM

Very nice, Christine. I think you've simplified the image in the repost. The blue/green/white colors are beautiful.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on January 19, 2013 at 9:10 PM

Love the original...but the repost ...as cleaned up...even better. This leaves me gasping for a big pixel version..full of the subtle water images and sharp bright petals. Nice!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 19, 2013 at 10:07 PM

Christine: What a beautiful and pristine trio! Love the reflections especially. I like your revisions but the original is a major keeper IMO. Well done. >=))>

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 20, 2013 at 10:09 AM

The trio of blooms is really nice and I too like the low level view. I'll be the odd person and say that I prefer the original, the repost feels too tight to me. In fact, I'd like to see just a bit more space at the bottom of the original, assuming that there's not something intruding. I would burn in the pinkish bloom/bud at the top as a way of reducing it's impact.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 20, 2013 at 10:15 AM

Hi Christine. Beautiful composition and subjects. Like the pano crop. I like the original crop, but would definitely eliminate either by cloning or using content aware, remove the offending bud and the lily pads which are past prime. Glad you are out shooting again.

Pat

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Comment posted by David E Lester on January 20, 2013 at 8:08 PM

The repost is superb...just a beauty!!

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on January 22, 2013 at 11:42 AM

What a beauty Christine! For you survey, I agree with Patricia's opinion. A really splendid photo.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Verdon on January 23, 2013 at 11:58 PM

sweet work, nice reflections

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 25, 2013 at 2:06 PM

Very appealing Christine. The color combination of bluish water and the flowers looks great.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 25, 2013 at 10:00 PM

Hi Christine

An alluring scene beautifully composed., and from a canoe

agree with Barbara about the crop

Albert Darmo

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