White Lily

[Dave Mills]

Shot this at Longwood Gardens this summer. White is always a challenge. This was shot in soft light to bring out the detail.Used the twin flashes to even it out.
Nikon D300,200mm macro, F32,1/500,400 ISO,Twin Flash,-2/3 comp,tripod mtd

[Jay Sheinfield]

Hi Dave,

Beautiful flower, well presented, wonderful DOF and detail..............If it were mine, and you now I love the water lilys, I would tone it down just a bit and lighten up on the shadows. Also, I might tone
down the BG pad to pop the Lily even more. That's just my taste.

[Mike Moats]

Hey Dave, very nice texture in the petals, like the sharp details, like the comp.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Dave. A beautiful flower with great detail in the whites (and shadows). Also, good sharpness throughout. For my taste, the flower seems a bit tight in the frame at the top. There are also several little "points" on the leaf that are just clipped by the top of the frame - adding a little room at the top, if you have it, would take care of that. Well done.

[Melissa Groo]

Stunning picture of this flower, Dave. Great job with the whites, they sure are tough.
Would like to see a bit more room up top too.

[Julie Kenward]

Dave, the texture of the petals really tells the story here. Love the single lily pad in the corner - beautiful contrast and perfect comp.

[Nick Palmieri]

Really like the composition Dave, the whites are handled very well and the DOF is perfect. TFS

[Dave Woeller]

I agree the texture of the petals really make this a beautiful capture. Like the background pad as is. Nothing more to add as it's all covered above. A shot to be proud of.

[Dave Mills]

Thank you all...appreciate the comments...

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Dave,
As mentioned above .....great job on the whites! I like tight crops so am OK with this as presented. I do like the balance of the leaf too......so works for me overall.