Waterlily up close

[Bob Miller]

I took this beauty at Longwood Gardens under cloudy skies.
Nikon D3s
1/40 @f16
200-400 mm @400
ISO 800
tripod
Polarizer to darken water
Comments welcome!

[Jonathan Ashton]

A beautiful shot a pristine specimen if ever there was one. I would suggest just a little smaller in the frame may have improved presentation - but everything else looks great to me.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Bob. What a beautiful flower! Good sharpness and depth and I like the slight tilt of the blossom as well as the dark (but not black) background. It looks like you may have lost some detail in the yellows. Very nicely done!

[Bill Jobes]

Love this one, Bob. The hint of green in the (almost) black BG adds significant interest.

[Dennis Bishop]

I agree about the green in the water. It's wonderful, as is the range of tones in the petals. I wondered, too, if there might've been some loss of detail in the yellow, but I really like the image a lot.