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African Water Lilly
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African Water Lilly

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: FloraPosted June 24, 2014316 views9 comments
2014:05:19
Kwando River, Botswana

D800
80-400mm @ 400mm
1/4000 sec, f/6.3
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
ISO: 400
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO1
Flash: Off

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 24, 2014 at 5:01 PM
Sandy: Make that one specular highlight go away and then print it large. Most excellent.>=))>
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 24, 2014 at 7:18 PM
Agree with Bill! Is that the new 80-400? :smile:
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 24, 2014 at 7:34 PM
Phil - yes, it is.

Sandy
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 24, 2014 at 7:39 PM
Sandy - I have seen some really sharp photos from the new avatar of the 80-400 lens. It appears as if the upgrade may be worth it.

I like how you handled the bright highlights here and still managed to show that purplish hue to the petals. The highlight in the background could go.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 24, 2014 at 10:05 PM
Wow, this is a mess! Last time I edit on the laptop..
Cleaned-up version here.

Sandy
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 25, 2014 at 7:07 PM
Way, way better, Sandy! :toast:
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Comment posted by Ken Smith on June 25, 2014 at 10:17 PM
Funny, comments abound on the moon-spot… but, I am twisting in the wind as to the green lily pad that seems so blurred inside of a very sharp (un-blurry) edge. That ‘bokeh’ just don’t seem right to me! Is it me, the lens, or the processing? Oh..I do like the flower …nice details and colors that pop. Ken S
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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on June 29, 2014 at 8:21 PM
The repost is much better Sandy. Nice comp... very artistic. I too wonder about part of the leaf...

Sanjay
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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on July 1, 2014 at 5:02 PM
A beauty Sandy.
Take care.
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