Yellow Lotus

Gallery: FloraPosted August 21, 201141 views10 comments

Yellow Lotus, Nelumbo lutea. Not sure this brief description that I found on Wikipedia is of this exact water lily pictured here. Any info on ID is as always appreciated by me.

Yellow Lotus, Nelumbo lutea. Found from south eastern North America to northern South America, the American lotus has pale yellow scented blossoms smaller than those of the sacred lotus.

This is an old photo that I always liked for it's dark shadows and bright sunshine lit bloom and lily pads, taken with an 8 megapixel Panasonic DSLR. It was very noisey and I've de-noised to a degree but the bloom edges are a bit jagged and perhaps still some noise. Hit me with you thoughts. Is it worth my post or should I have looked for something else?

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Large view provided.

Thanks for comments.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 21, 2011 at 5:12 AM

Love the dappled light on the lotus Charlie as well as the color and arrangement of the pads. I also like the darkness in the image. Beautiful presentation and image.

Sorry no help with the id, none of my field guides cover this type of flower.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on August 21, 2011 at 8:02 AM

Charlie, I *think* I see what you're talking about on the very tips of the petals, but I don't see any noise. In the larger view you can see the very rich colors, especially of the lily pads.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Christine Jackson on August 21, 2011 at 9:36 AM

Charlie,

Beautiful, rich color here! I think it is a great post, and in the larger version, the noise doesn't seem to be too pronounced--to my eye, anyway. I like the placement of the flower and the gorgeous detail in the lily pads.

Chrisie Jackson
Denver, Colorado

Registered on September 19, 2010, 20 Posts, 244 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on August 21, 2011 at 11:06 AM

Noise does not appear to be a problem, Charlie. Only negative I see is the bright spot just to the right of the flower. That appears to draw the eye away from the Lotus.

Sun-dappled shade an interesting touch.

Regards,

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Bruce King on August 21, 2011 at 3:18 PM

Nice Charlie. Often floral imaages get negative comments if the aren't bright but I think the dark moos of this one works very well. A little more detail in the shadows on the left maybe but still very nice.

Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 21, 2011 at 8:52 PM

Charlie, This looks more like a Waterlily to me but I am not very positive. I like the fresh specimen and how you handled the difficult lighting situation. A polarizer might have helped get rid of that highlight next to the Lily/Lotus.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 21, 2011 at 9:37 PM

Charlie:
I also favor this as a lily rather than lotus but not 100% sure from this angle. The dappled lighting makes this interesting. Apart from the highlight on the lily pad, everything else looks fine.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on August 21, 2011 at 9:42 PM

Thanks all for comments. I don't know a water lily from a lotus so my ignorance for this. As to the highlight it was a personal choice to keep it as for me it gave a nice contrast to the lily pads. I'm not saying my way is the right way and I'd like to hear if it is to you a real downer for any of you.

Charlie.

Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 21, 2011 at 11:24 PM

Charlie: I like this kind of light despite it being hard to work with. I also wish the highlight wasn't there but so it goes. I would actually crop this a bit from the left side. The empty space there doesn't work well for me since the right side is so nicely filled with the pads. I go along with Ram and Gary on the ID. Nicely seen and captured. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 23, 2011 at 7:20 PM

One more vote for minimizing the bright area next to the flower, and maybe darkening the urc some to keep the eye from leaving the frame. Still, it's definite keeper with a lot of interest and beauty.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments