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Pond Lily

© John Cullen

Pond Lily

Uploaded: June 14, 2004 06:20:43

Description

"Twin" lilies, captured in the gardens of the Crystal Palace, Porto, Portugal.
Keywords: Pond Lily, Lilies, Nenuphar, Lotus

Comments

Janet S Weaver June 14, 2004

Pretty Shot John! #137823

John Cullen June 14, 2004

Thank you (wow *that* was a quick comment, I only just finished uploading the picture :-) #593053

C.J. Williamson June 14, 2004

Very nice. Having two different color flowers helps catch the eye. #593091

John Cullen June 14, 2004

Thankyou!

I was also very lucky to capture them like this for two reasons - the day happened to be relatively grey (unlike today!) and these flowers only stay in bloom for 3-4 days. Right place at the right time I suppose :-) #593102

Sharon Crook level-classic June 14, 2004

John - Very unique combination. Makes for a great shot. The two different flowers make for a very eye catching photo. Great work! Sharon #593131

John Cullen June 14, 2004

Thankyou! #593166

Bonnie C. Lackey level-classic June 14, 2004

Delightful catch, John. The colors are great but the circles and angles hold attention too. #593315

Paul C. Gazzanigo June 14, 2004

Beautiful composition and presentation, John! #593337

John Cullen June 14, 2004

Thankyou both! So many compliments are making me blush :-) #593354

Leonard Pierce July 17, 2004

Congratulations John!!! #654476

Janet S Weaver July 17, 2004

Congrats John! #654832

Michael Brown July 17, 2004

Excellent composition with wonderful depth shown.
The lighting, colors, details, and PS work done to this is simply fantastic.

Congrats!! #655230

Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 18, 2004

This is wonderful. Love the water drops on the leaves and the contrasting colors. #656003

Kristen McKain July 19, 2004

Congrats!! #657688

Kelly Abernathy level-classic July 19, 2004

Congrats on your win! -K #658029

Lori Ditlefsen July 19, 2004

Congrats on the win! #658180

John Cullen July 20, 2004

Thankyou to ALL that left me notes of congratulation! I'm honoured (and humbled when I see the quality of the pictures in your galleries!) to have had one of my photos chosen :-)

Michael, about the edits - I probably shouldn't say this, but I didn't use PS! I use PSP7 :-) And the edits were actually very simple: using a hue/saturation/lightness layer I reduced the overall saturation by about 1/4; this left the colours in the flowers but made everything else more or less grey. I then added a curves layer to tweak the colours back into the flowers (which had turned a little dull) and darken the water (which had gone a murky grey.) And believe it or not, this was actually the first time I experimented adjustment layers!

When I have a moment to create my new (!) member page I'll upload the original to show the differences.

Again, thankyou to everyone!! John. #659671

Kathleen K. Parker level-deluxe May 27, 2007

Lovely composition and exposure, John! Congratulations on your win!
KK #4335132

Tammy Scott September 21, 2009

This is such a beautiful shot! Great coloring! #7965101

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