Waterlily

[Dave Mills]

I try and shoot these in the shade using flash or a reflector to bring up the light.
Nikon D200 200 Macro F32 1/250 Iso 300 Flash -1 stop

[denise ippolito]

Dave, The flower is fantastic!!Lighting looks perfect. I don't care for the leaves. I like the black BG alot.

[Julie Kenward]

It's funny...I don't care for the way the leaves turned out, either (they look fake for some reason) but I do like how they anchor the image and balance the comp.

The flower itself is fantastic. It's so perfectly lit and exposed I feel like I could reach out and touch it. Very nicely done!

[Charles Wesley]

Dave,

Not sure the leaves received the same light from your flash. The water lily is awesome. Sharp with great color and detail.
Thanks for sharing...
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Charlie Wesley
St. Augustine Beach, FL

[Rene Quenneville]

Breath taking Dave!
You have positionned the flower perfectly and the use of f/32 allowed the whole flower to be sharp. Direction and softness of the light complete this masterpiece with a fine artistic taste.
Great job!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Love the colour and sharpness of the lily Dave. I like the leaves in compositionally but they seem to have a cyan cast. Is that from the drop off in light from the flash?

[Dave Mills]

Hey Jackie...After looking at it with the cyan caste in mind I believe your right...never really noticed that since most of my concentration was probably on the flower. Very possible it could have been caused by the drop off or just a color shift...
I will revisit it....thanks

[John Christian]

Dave,

I echo Jackie's comments.