Lily pad 2 + repost

Love your composition in the Bob and the whites look good to me also. The only thing I might consider doing is cloning out the small bits of debris at the bottom and also the diagonal oof stem? running over the reflection of the bloom on the viewer's left. This is a beautiful for my tastes though as posted.

pat

The clarity of this image is so very nice. I especially like the complimenting underwater stems and of course those beautiful pure blooms.

Bob: Marvelous little scene and I like the lighting especially. Well done.>=))>

Hi Bob,

A lovely scene. I will pick a nit and that is that your focus appears to have been on the taller lily and lo' it's leading the eye right out of the photograph. Possibly a little more room on the top and left would help to avoid that feeling. And it simply may be a matter of personal preference.

Cheers,

Carol

Alright, here is a cleaned up version

Bob:
You have done a remarkable cloning job with the repost... may be too good.. that its looking too clinical. Would be just okay to remove the diagonal stem and leave the rest?? I guess you cannot satisfy everyone

Hi Robert Another great water lily capture The detail , color and quality of light is amazing.
Albert Darmo

Good light made use of well here - however its the Blues which put this frame over the top. Nice pair, well framed

Lovely shot of the lilies. The contrast between the white flowers, the bright green leaves and the blue reflections in the water really make this image pop. I can see why cloning out the underwater stem makes this "perfect", but I disagree with cloning out what is a natural part of the scene.

Bob, I am late. I just want to say that I like very much this moment of the life in the pond.
I agree with Pat in all except about the diagonal stem. It has a role in the composition and without it the bottom leaf seems set aside from the main elements of the image; IMHO.
Take care.