Soaring lily pads

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 6, 2009354 views26 comments

Nikon D300, Nikkor 17-55 @55mm. F/10, 1/2sec, ISO 200.

The lily pads seem to be soaring in the sky, surrounded by pink and blue clouds. Comments appreciated.

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 6, 2009 at 8:30 PM

Albert,

DREAMY!! I love those reflected clouds and the colors are wonderful. Only minor wish would be more room on the left - it's too bad the leaf merges with the edge of the frame. But regardless, this is a beautiful image. I love this one!

Lon

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 6, 2009 at 8:36 PM

Yes very dreamy and ethereal (which is the same, I guess). Beautiful work Albert!

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on December 6, 2009 at 8:37 PM

I love the simplicity of this. Beautiful color and very effective composition.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 6, 2009 at 8:45 PM

This is really cool, Albert. Good eye for good light!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on December 6, 2009 at 8:46 PM

Wonderful composition. Love it.

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Comment posted by Bruno Silva on December 6, 2009 at 8:58 PM

this is very nice albert. very intimate and dreamy. looks like there´s no water at all. quite impressive this one. fabulous.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on December 6, 2009 at 9:25 PM

Great colors in the lilly pads, but the reflected clouds really add something nice to the image.

Chris

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on December 6, 2009 at 9:39 PM

Really nice simple comp, the lillies and reflection work so well together.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on December 6, 2009 at 10:13 PM

Love the color palette and idea. I wish for a touch more room on the left though. Still, a great image to stare into.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on December 6, 2009 at 10:45 PM

Albert ..you nailed this one ...Fantastic image ..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 7, 2009 at 12:05 AM

Super cool effect and the colors are just gorgeous....Too bad there isn't more room on the left

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on December 7, 2009 at 12:26 AM

Beautiful image Albert. Love the color and how those lily pads seem to be floating in air. While I too wish for a little more room on the left hand side, this is really outstanding. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on December 7, 2009 at 1:24 AM

Quite a compliment of colors. I never seen water lilies like that before. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on December 7, 2009 at 3:11 AM

Simple, but really wonderful image Albert. A little tight on the left, otherwise just wonderfully seen and executed.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on December 7, 2009 at 8:04 AM

Albert, lovely capture in time!

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Comment posted by Jay Patel on December 7, 2009 at 10:20 AM

Beautiful image. Well see and well captured.

-Jay

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 7, 2009 at 10:29 AM

Wonderful colors in both the lily pads and the clouds. Gorgeous shot, and I do have to agree with Lon about the pad on the left, but not a deal breaker.

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Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on December 7, 2009 at 11:18 AM

Looks great Albert! I love how the colour of the lily pads mirrors the reflected colours of the sky. I do wish there was a little bit more room on the left side of the frame.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on December 7, 2009 at 11:36 AM

Excellent eye Albert. Just beautiful.
John

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on December 7, 2009 at 12:08 PM

I really like this. I also like it with the clouds cropped out. The color and details of the lily pads are great.

- Dan .

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Comment posted by beth summer on December 7, 2009 at 12:12 PM

Wonderful. Albert. Love the dreaminess mood...nice complimentary colors.

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on December 7, 2009 at 12:18 PM

Albert.. I love the dreamy quality of this and the complementary colors of the lily pads and the sky.. very nice

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Comment posted by Ian Cox-Leigh on December 7, 2009 at 4:44 PM

Gorgeous colours. A bit tight on the left (as already noted).

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Comment posted by Mel Ladewig on December 7, 2009 at 5:44 PM

By no means is this the first photograph I've seen of this subject structured in this way, but I think the combination of autumn tones and the magenta clouds makes this the best. Very beautiful Albert.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on December 8, 2009 at 1:26 AM

Very very good scene here. Though couple of notes. Wanting a tad of space on the left side to give the lily breathing room. Also seems soft or just need of web sharpening and maybe a tad of contrast to accentuate the darkness in between the lilys and sky reflection. Rockin' shot!

aF

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Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on December 8, 2009 at 7:23 AM

Vert nice. I think the autumn colored pads are cool. NIce image!

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