Another Water Lily

[Bob Miller]

Taken at Longwood Gardens in Pa. ....cropped very slightly and used color efex glow to add an ethereal mood., burned edges
Nikon D3s
200-400 mm at 350mm
1/80 sec at f20
ISo 400

[Joe Senzatimore]

The 2 in the FG are stunning , but the soft flower in the Bg seems to be a big distraction. Would like to see a crop with just the 2 in the image.

[Maureen Allen]

Lovely, Bob. I think if this were mine, I might crop a little from the top and left and darken the OOF bloom above just a wee bit.

[Paul Lagasi]

A horizontal crop showing only the the two water lilies in the foreground would work for me but your image, your vision.
I like the colors, position and details of the lilies in the foreground...nicely done.

[denise ippolito]

Bib, I agree that the background flower is a little distracting but probably because it is blurred. I like the way you are using the glow effect and your flower images have really been a treat to view!

[John Storjohann]

Bob, I'm really enjoying your images of water lilies....I agree, the lily in the BG is just blurred enough that it becomes more of a distraction than a complimentary element (IMHO)...I love the processing, the two in the foreground are so well captured, and have beautiful lines from the pads nesting them into the composition...good eye!

[Bob Miller]

Hi Folks!....thanks for the comments, suggestions, and encouragement. I think I will darken the oof flower as Maureen suggested to make it less of a distracting element. Thanks again!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Bob, I like Maureen's suggestion about darkening the oof flower. I like having the 3 lilies because it has such a nice flow to it.

[Judy Howle]

I love the processing and the 2 lilies in the foreground look very good. I agree with the suggestions for cropping or darkening the lily in back.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Bob, agree with the previous comments. Very nicely filtered and arrangement of the blossoms. If it were mine I would evict the tiny bright spec along the bottom edge in the middle.