Monet's Pond

Gallery: FloraPosted February 4, 2011177 views17 comments

Waterlilies in a rippling pond.
No processing other than the usual levels, curves, sats and NR.

I liked the impressionist feel to this.

The top 6 lilies are floating on the water; the lower ones are 4-6 inches below the water.

D300
500mm (the only lens I had with me)
Subject dist: 13.3m
1/160 sec, f/4
Mode: Manual
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: -2
ISO: 100
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on February 4, 2011 at 5:13 AM

Quite entrancing, Sandy ! The title is so apt - there is a very abstract feel to this, yet it is also all so watery and beautifully illuminated.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on February 4, 2011 at 5:37 AM

Sandy, this is a wonderful find, great comp, colors, light and overall impression.

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Comment posted by beth summer on February 4, 2011 at 9:34 AM

Delightful, Sandy. Love the impressionistic mood...color palette, lighting.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on February 4, 2011 at 10:31 AM

I like this too Sandy, beautiful impressionistic feel.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 4, 2011 at 10:39 AM

Sandy: Really well seen and superbly composed and captured. 2 thumbs up. >=))>

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on February 4, 2011 at 10:48 AM

I love this one. The water is the perfect background for the lily pads and the colors are great

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Comment posted by Scott Fricke on February 4, 2011 at 1:59 PM

Great eye Sandy, my only suggestion might be a crop from the top and right to give more prominence to the waterlilies, but I like it as is too.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 4, 2011 at 4:16 PM

Your absolutely right about the impressionistic feel. This is great.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on February 4, 2011 at 6:39 PM

I do too Sandy and the mood of it. Beautiful color palette as well. Very fine work for my tastes.

pat

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Comment posted by Mark Windom on February 4, 2011 at 7:31 PM

Love the colors and the fact that there is some rippling on the surface of the water. I kind of agree with Scott's crop suggestion. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on February 4, 2011 at 9:42 PM

The impressionistic feel is so perfect for this scene! Well done!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 4, 2011 at 9:51 PM

Hi Sandy.

very artisticly crafted and seen. Love it.

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on February 4, 2011 at 10:27 PM

Sweet image Sandy and so aptly named.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on February 5, 2011 at 8:18 AM

Sandy;
Love this. I remember seeing one you posted awhile ago thinking how neat this is. Good to see you reproduce this effect again.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 5, 2011 at 11:27 AM

The amazing this about this is how the ripples render it having the two dimensional quality of an impressionistic painting. Like I am looking at it as a canvas hanging on a wall. Superb imgae, Sandy!

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on February 5, 2011 at 12:51 PM

Well done Sandy! I love the color pallete and the ripples of sunlight reflecting in the water.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on February 8, 2011 at 1:55 PM

I was missing an image so beautiful. I really love all here: the pastel colors, of corse, but also the depth, a tridimentional feeling, the emotion of the flickering background. Splendid, Sandy!
Cheers.

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