Water Lily

Gallery: FloraPosted June 15, 20141,140 views14 comments

Taken at local Soos Creek Botanical Garden on Friday after some light rains.

Nikon D800e with Nikon 70-200 mm at 200. Had two feet of the tripod in the water pond and me trying to look through live-view to get this framed correctly. Gadz…glad I didn’t get tripped up and bring the tripod, camera and me down into the ‘drink’.

Yeah, I hope the big black border is not too wide and distracting for this posting. It is my preference and really does look good on a bigger size…. 2000 pixel on one side posting…

post script: Thanks to all for comments. Scott the LRC was a curled lily pad submerged…It was more obvious along with the submerged stem of the lily flower…and I darkened the area so it would not distract, probably could have gone darker. Lily pads are nice and green on top…and veiny dark deep red on the underbelly.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 15, 2014 at 5:46 PM

Ken: Beautiful subject and a fine result. I don't use live view very much but there are occasions when it does indeed come in handy. Two thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 15, 2014 at 5:54 PM

I knew it was your Ken. The photo has your signature even in the thumbnail. Perfect work as usual.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 15, 2014 at 6:12 PM

Ken -Stunning and worth the circus you had to do. The border is not a problem. Usually what is a problem is the lack of that 1 pixel white outline.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 15, 2014 at 10:49 PM

Gorgeous water lily image, Ken. The flower is a thing of beauty, especially draped in water drops the way it is. I like the border as well. I am curious about the purple LRC, and how the bg goes from black to purple. I assume this is some sort of reflection in the water?

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 16, 2014 at 4:04 PM

I like the colours and the details.
D&L

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 16, 2014 at 4:27 PM

The overhead shot was certainly worth the trouble, Ken. I am especially fond of the very pale magenta in the petals. No real nits, except make sure your insurance is paid up!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 16, 2014 at 4:52 PM

I do not mind the black border as the flower with the water drops really draws me into the image. I go back and forth on the green/purple colors in opposite corners but still a wonderful image.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 16, 2014 at 6:17 PM

Simply stunning, beautiful comp !

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on June 16, 2014 at 11:55 PM

Stunning Ken. Perfect flower and excellent capture. Very well done!

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on June 18, 2014 at 10:19 PM

Nice exposure and excellent detail. It has a mysterious feel. Beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 19, 2014 at 7:22 AM

Superb composition and presentation, Ken ! The pad looms like a dark moon behind the flower - a most evocative image !!!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 21, 2014 at 9:45 AM

Hi Ken

I like your creative border , and love this presentation.. . all the hassle was worth it..! the composition and colors are delightful

Albert Darmo

Canada

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on June 26, 2014 at 11:12 PM

Well done on this image Ken,
Congratulations on the WP . . .

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 11, 2014 at 2:23 PM

Just gorgeous!
Congrats on the WP!

Sandy

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