Chalice of Gold

Gallery: FloraPosted November 10, 201781 views7 comments

This gorgeous water lily contained very detailed golden stamens and pollen. It's beauty was instantly evident to me.
I'll put a black and white version in the first comment. I'd like to know which you like best.

At first, I was dismayed that the front petals were oof. But, then I realized that they actually drew my eyes up to the inside and sides of the flower.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on November 10, 2017 at 3:37 PM

Here's the black and white version.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on November 10, 2017 at 4:00 PM

Gorgeous in everyway...sign me up for the color version. The colors are vivid and the warm/cool mix is very appealing. Yeah to get all the bloom in focus would take a focus stack probably. Beautiful shot devil

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on November 11, 2017 at 12:13 PM

Beautiful. The color version is so dynamic, that for me there is no question the color is by far the better version. I think the oof front petals work as it does draw the eye in and the rear petals provide a nice backdrop for the inner flower. The black background works well, too. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on November 11, 2017 at 4:53 PM

Hi Lucy,

I like the color version, but the BW version will look good as a large print too. Great color and I like the dark BG................Jim

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 11, 2017 at 9:39 PM

I agree on the center of the flower is the money part of this shot. I think the choices you have made are good. Everything works on this for me. I do wish you had posted the techs, though. devil

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on November 12, 2017 at 11:55 AM

Canon EOS 60D
f/8
1/500
ISO - 320
-0.7 step
300mm
No Flash

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on November 15, 2017 at 1:15 AM

What a beautiful bloom! Excellent look to the center. I love the lines. A very nice photo!

Nathan

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