I asked with my last water-lily post if there could be too many and the answer was no. So here’s another from Poor Farm Swamp this morning. Come to think of it, the question was about lady’s slippers but a few more water-lilies doesn’t hurt either.
Again with the Tamron 100-400 +2.0x +CP combo upon a tripod. F/16@0.5 sec, ISO 100 @454mm. The circular polarizer helped darken the water enabling the flower to glow. Probably didn’t need the extender but I had been shooting frogs and it was mounted so why not?
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Gorgeous! No such thing as too many water lily photos. 😃
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Thanks, Sandra. I am glad to hear that because I am sure there will be more. 🙂
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That is a pristine and perfect water-lily and photo, Steve! Never too many.
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Thanks, Pete. I am very happy, I believe you’d say “chuffed” :-), when I find a water-lily floating upon dark water.
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So beautiful – there could never be too many of these! 🙂
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Thanks, Ann. I hope to provide a few more before summer has passed. 🙂
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Lovely!
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Thanks, Ellen.
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Beautiful, almost B&W.
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Thanks, Minna. I considered converting it but would have missed the yellow stamens and had I made it a black and white with the yellow maintained it’d be the same so I just kept it as is. 🙂
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The yellow stamens is the thing!
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“Glow” is the right word.
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It already had that quality and I made sure I kept it in post processing.
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The phrase that came to mind when I saw this one was ‘suspended animation’ — probably because the flower seems suspended in space. What I can’t decide is whether I’d like the pad to be more obvious, or less!
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That is always a thought I have too when I find one in dark water. Occasionally the stem will be apparent but most often not. The pad does ground it to a degree. I also considered dodging the pad but decided I liked it subtle…there but not there.
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It looks like it is floating, like a sacred lotus! 🙂
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That was my goal, Eliza. Thanks.
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Very interesting effect with the dark background, Steve. The blossom does seem to be suspended in space.
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I’ve done this a couple of other times with dark water, Tanja. I like the effect although not everyone cares for the floating effect.
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Floating in dark air – a dream, Steve!
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My intent exactly, Ann-Christine. Thank you.
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As with eagles, you can never have too many water lilies. But if you could only have one, this could be at.
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That’s how I feel…about several wildflowers. Thanks, Mike.
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These really are such beautiful flowers. And floating on darkened water it sometimes looks as if they’re floating through a night sky. Reading through the other comments I see I’m not alone in this feeling.
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No, you are in good company and it was my intent so I am glad so many are seeing it that way. Thanks, Todd.
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No, never too many water lilies. 🙂
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Good to hear. There will be more. 🙂
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Nice contrast. And with that much telephoto you probably didn’t even get your feet wet.
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Thanks, Dave. Actually I did get my feet wet but not out of necessity just a bit of clumsiness.
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