Water Lily

[Bob Miller]

I took this on a cloudy day at Longwood Gardens in Pa. I waited patiently for a cloudy but bright day and was rewarded with some of the best color!
Nikon D3s
200-400 Mm @400 mm
1/20 sec at f16
ISO 800
Tripod

[Anita Bower]

An exquisite flower! And in blue, my favorite color. The overcast created beautiful light for you. The colors and details are just lovely in this image. I like the blue against green, with the dark water curving around. The only change I'd like is for there to be more room on the left side to the flower was not so centered. Lovely image.

[Markus Jais]

Beautiful shot with great DOF. Wonderful colors and great light. I like the flower being within the green leave, this is a fantastic composition!

Markus

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Bob. Beautiful light and colors! I like the way the flower is framed against the green lily pad and you have good sharpness throughout the flower. I think your strong image would be even better if a couple petals in the front were flattened down a little more so we could see more of the center portion of the flower. :S3: Overall, this is very nicely done!