Lotus

Gallery: FloraPosted June 3, 201522,894 views16 comments

The peak lotus flowering season is over but I am lucky to find a few late bloomers at the HK University lotus pond. I went there in the early afternoon and the lighting condition was very harsh and not ideal. However, this particular bloom near the edge is partly in the shadow of some nearby trees with dappled lighting. The direct sun on the leaf behind the bloom produced this lighted green bg.

D610 300mmF4+20mm extension tube, EV-0.3, tripod.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on June 3, 2015 at 10:07 PM

The lighting in this is wonderful! Beautiful flower and great bg. Very nicely done, Gary! devil

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 3, 2015 at 11:48 PM

Beautiful detail and color in the flower.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on June 4, 2015 at 12:06 AM

Beautiful light, Gary. I like the translucent leaf and the beautiful shape of the flower. A pleasure for the eyes!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 4, 2015 at 8:58 AM

This is spectacular, Gary. The flower has such a fine glow as well as lots of subtle color and textures and the bright leaf behind adds well to the overall glow of the image.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on June 4, 2015 at 11:52 AM

Hi Gary,

Beautiful colors and the back-lighting brings out the details in the flower. Well done devil ..............................Jim

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 4, 2015 at 7:17 PM

Gary - Amazing Light there !!. Love the composition and inclusion of the leaf in a harmonious way devil

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 4, 2015 at 9:03 PM

Gorgeous, Gary. Wonderful use of the available light. devil

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on June 5, 2015 at 4:25 PM

I love the inner light that emanates from this lotus - nicely done!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 5, 2015 at 5:08 PM

Gary: Really glad you found this light. Beautiful soft color in the bloom and the perfect complementary BG. Super good.>=))>

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 5, 2015 at 7:23 PM

Really, really nice, Gary. The glow from that leaf in the BG is great. You handled the light excellently.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 5, 2015 at 11:00 PM

Hi Gary crying What a fine artistic composition frown blush frown The light and colors here are amazingly beautiful .. ...exceptional work devil

Albert Darmo

Canada

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 7, 2015 at 7:20 AM

Your splendid lotus photo is back and it is perfect. Beautiful and well controlled back light. I love the background.

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Comment posted by Ken Henke on June 10, 2015 at 11:01 PM

Simply elegant and beautiful!

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on June 11, 2015 at 7:32 AM

The lighting makes this image! Of course the lotus flower could stand on its own, but the highlighted leaves sure enhances the scene. Well seen and captured.