Lily Drops

Gallery: FloraPosted August 12, 2016159 views6 comments

This lily stood out from the pads beneath it. As you can see it was a drizzly day in Southern California, which is a rarity. Thanks for your comments and suggestions. Canon 5DIII, f8, 1/30 sec, iso 100, 100-400 ISL at 385. Some selective darkening in the leaves under the flower.

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Comment posted by Mark James Ford on August 12, 2016 at 2:52 PM

Hi Ed, the Lily is wonderful with great detail and the water droplets setting of the flower wonderfully. My own personal taste (though the image does not need it (!) ... enlightened

) would be to follow your artistic feeling further and to darken the leaves (especially under the Lily) much more. Perhaps more in line with the leaf at say 10 O'clock.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on August 13, 2016 at 5:40 AM

Beautiful water lily accentuated with the water droplets. Uncluttered, natural background as well. The lily seems to be floating in air and a little darkening of the underneath lily pads might ground it and eliminate the optical illusion.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 13, 2016 at 8:28 AM

Ed: Nice find and a solid capture. I might crop some from the left side to get rid of some of the brown stuff over there but this works very well for me as is. Well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 15, 2016 at 9:39 PM

Nicely presented. The water droplets make this for me.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 17, 2016 at 2:11 PM

Ed, the lily is perfection! My trouble with water lilies usually rests in the pads, which are often discolored and plain ugly. I think you have done a good job of neutralizing them here, but I think also that darker still would be better.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on August 18, 2016 at 10:43 AM

A very impressive portrait of the queen of the ponds for lights and colors. About suggestions, I agree with Bill.

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