Swamp Lilly

Gallery: FloraPosted November 3, 20054,904 views18 comments

I came across this Swamp Lilly while paddling through the swamp a couple of weeks ago. It was the only one I spotted all day long, and it was well hidden under some low lying branches. It took 7-8 attempts before finally getting a keeper as the current and wind made it quite impossible to keep my canoe still and steady.

This is my first post in the Flora forum - please let me know what you think with honest critiques and appraisals.

D2X w/70-300 @ 165
RAW
1/90 sec @ f/5.6
Handheld (in a moving canoe)

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on November 3, 2005 at 8:36 PM

I think it's absolutely amazing! You got great clarity for a handhelt shot. Very graceful flowers, and the reflection adds a nice touch.

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on November 3, 2005 at 8:40 PM

Awesome image Bill.

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Comment posted by Neil Langdon on November 3, 2005 at 9:07 PM

Bill you're in that boat again

This is a good shot, I like the contrast and the reflections. Well done.

Registered on October 28, 2005, 11 Posts, 65 Comments

Comment posted by Laurie Darcey on November 3, 2005 at 9:36 PM

Very lovely, especially how some of the petals are submerged. I like how you've used the swamp water to advantage here.

Thanks for sharing!

Registered on October 6, 2005, 6 Posts, 231 Comments

Comment posted by Barb Hansen on November 4, 2005 at 7:21 AM

I agree with the others Bill this is awsome especially concidering the circumstances. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Vic Harris on November 4, 2005 at 9:00 AM

Gorgeous!!!

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Comment posted by Julia Flanagan on November 4, 2005 at 5:23 PM

Golly Gee Bill, this is absolutely GEORGEOUS!!! Excellent exposure and composition. And your subject is truly a specimen. Amazing shot for hh in a moving canoe.
If I had to critique, and I am ambivalent about this, I wonder if a crop would be an enhancement - from the bottom to just below the center reflection that breaks? But as I say, I'm ambivalent. The dark reflection is beautiful too and adds much.
Lovely shot!

Julie

Registered on November 13, 2003, 59 Posts, 986 Comments

Comment posted by David Schwaegler on November 4, 2005 at 6:21 PM

I take lots of shots from a canoe myself and know how hard this is. First rate!

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Comment posted by Jayne Caruso on November 6, 2005 at 12:27 AM

Beautiful! Even more impressive when taken from a canoe -it has a quality of a studio image

Registered on November 17, 2004, 66 Posts, 373 Comments

Comment posted by Michelle C. Parent on November 7, 2005 at 9:06 AM

Bill,
This is stunning! Congrats on a well-deserved EP!

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Comment posted by Barb Hansen on November 7, 2005 at 7:43 PM

Conratulations Bill on a Stunning Image and a Well Deserved EP!

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on November 11, 2005 at 6:04 AM

Beautiful find. This is all the more awesome for the conditions it was shot under. Amazing stuff - congratulations!

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Comment posted by Mark Turner on December 7, 2005 at 10:44 AM

Definitely a keeper. Great shot.

Registered on December 3, 2005, 39 Posts, 109 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Moats on January 5, 2006 at 3:12 PM

Hey Bill, I remember when you posted this and I thought what a incredilbe find and a great job with the shot. Congrats to you, and keep em coming.

Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Cordes on January 5, 2006 at 5:14 PM

Bill, congratulations on the EP award. This is fantastic. How you were able to get the low angle amazes me. Absolutely stunning

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on January 6, 2006 at 4:01 AM

This is simply beautiful. I love the light and the composition is really awesome too. Congratulations on the EP award.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on February 5, 2011 at 1:37 AM

Magnificent!

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on February 12, 2011 at 8:28 PM

Bill, I wasn't here in '05, so I'm just seeing this beauty. WOW!

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments