Drenched Lotus

© Melissa G. Meiselman

Drenched Lotus

Uploaded: August 22, 2009 00:17:11

Description

Taken at the Lily Gardens in Spring Hill, Florida using my translucent filter to soften the harsh rays of the noontime sunlight.

I used my Canon 100mm Macro Lens set with a smaller aperture to obtain more detail.

Entered into Flowers.

Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Comments

Paul E. Earl August 22, 2009

Very beautiful, Melissa! #1171054

Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 22, 2009

Great colors, beautiful flower Melissa! #7876654

Melissa G. Meiselman August 22, 2009

Thanks so much Paul and Donna for looking and commenting!!! #7876675

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer August 22, 2009

Big WOW!! Melissa.
How beautiful. Fantastic job capturing this. I see a winner!!! #7876692

Teresa Burnett level-classic August 22, 2009

Gorgeous, Melissa! Fantastic color and detail! #7876694

Karen Engelbreth August 22, 2009

Wonderful flower and capture, Melissa... #7876706

Ann Coates level-classic August 22, 2009

Absolutely gorgeous Melissa and what a fantastic colour. #7876707

Avril Young August 22, 2009

Awesome!! fantastic macro shot Melissa..beautiful colour and detail! #7876710

Raymond Pauly August 22, 2009

Lovely macro, Melissa. #7876754

Ron McEwan August 22, 2009

A stunning, captivating image Melissa, the detail, color are superb well done. #7876875

Janet McNeil level-classic August 22, 2009

Gorgeous capture with beautiful light!! #7876942

Erin Appelbaum August 22, 2009

Gorgeous capture Melissa. Peter #7876943

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic August 22, 2009

WOW what a winner...excellent shade of deep pink, details, lighting, omGosh.. a winner here!!! and right into my favs! 8o) #7877042

Monnie Ryan August 22, 2009

Gorgeous color and awesome detail, Melissa -- just beautiful! #7877103

John Benway August 22, 2009

Gorgeous Melissa, love the colors and detail.
John #7877262

Amy M. Wilson August 22, 2009

Wow, gorgeous comp, colors and details...so well done, Melissa! #7877321

Jack Ryan August 22, 2009

Outstanding detail...beautiful color...well composed...excellent work. #7877441

Kelly S. Cavanaugh August 22, 2009

Gorgeous colors and detail, Melissa! #7877518

Robert R. Goodman August 22, 2009

Hi Melissa,That is absolutely beautiful.Stunning capture!!!! #7877557

Linda Blair August 22, 2009

Beautiful...you'd never know it was noontime...great work!!!!! #7877595

Daniel Ruf August 22, 2009

Very nice capture and crop. #7877653

Val Feldman level-deluxe August 22, 2009

...and obtain more detail, you certainly did! Beautiful color and a gorgeous shot, Melissa...They're are a magnificent flower, aren't they?? You've done it full justice. #7877721

Nancy L. Green level-classic August 22, 2009

WOW!!! This is FANTSTIC Melissa, a STUNNING floral and a winner in my book!! <>< #7877739

Tarun Bose August 22, 2009

Outstanding capture with super details and colours. Good work Melissa. #7877889

Tiia Vissak August 22, 2009

great colors, details & framing! #7877931

ROLAN NARMAN August 22, 2009

Fantastic capture, colors, clarity and details Melissa! Well done! #7878000

Carol Sawyer August 22, 2009

Beautiful capture, colors and details, Melissa!! #7878037

Janet Daniel August 22, 2009

Oh so gorgeous, Melissa! Hope to see this one again! #7878297

Jessica Jenney August 22, 2009

Gorgeous color, detail and lighting, Melissa! #7878311

Phillip R. Connolly August 22, 2009

Love the colour and detail in this one, Melissa. Excellent!!

Phil #7878355

Melissa G. Meiselman August 22, 2009

Thanks so much for all of these wonderful comments. I appreciate them all, very much!! #7878507

Tammy Espino August 22, 2009

Spectatulor!! #7878613

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 22, 2009

OMGOSH...this is an awesomely gorgeous image, Melissa!!! Perfection!!! :-) k #7878687

Nadya Johnson August 23, 2009

Yet another SPECTACULAR water lily, Melissa! And another Fave for me! The colors, clarity and light are absolutely awesome here. I don't believe I'll be posting flowers anymore... not until I get a macro lens!! This is Sheer Perfection! Wonderful! #7880589

Melissa G. Meiselman August 23, 2009

Thanks so much Tammy, Kitty and Nadya for your wonderful comments!! A special thanks to Nadya for your very effusive comment and supportive remarks!! #7880631

Leslie McLain level-classic August 23, 2009

Stunning colors, details, and comp, Melissa. #7881617

Patrick Rouzes level-classic August 23, 2009

Spectacular colors, detail, clarity, lighting, dof, pov & comp here!!! Totally inspirational work indeed,Melissa!!!

For the past week I am not pleased with the output of my G9,Melissa. I thought it might be the battery but I researched it and it seems that a rechargeable battery will lose some of its effectiveness & will have to be charged more often but it does not affect the quality of the photos. I have spoken with people at a few camera shops & they told me the same thig. I have checked all the seettings on my camera & nothing seems different. I have not taken one good shot in 8 days so all my entries are quite old. The clarity is not there anymore nor is the vibrant colors or contrasts. Any idea what might be wrong,Melissa. I understand we aar all busy people so if you do not have time to respond I totally understand. Jst frustrated..........
#7881940

Melissa G. Meiselman August 23, 2009

Thanks so much Leslie and Patrick for your great comment.

Patrick, I have given your problem more thought and I really think the sensor is worn out on your G9. I just do not think sensors are built to last over the course of thousands of photos. #7882041

Melissa G. Meiselman August 24, 2009

Thanks so much, Sabrina for your wonderful comment!! #7883776

Marty Straub August 24, 2009

OUTSTANDING, Melissa. Or should I say outstanding, MELISSA? What a beautiful capture of controlled light. What fine detail and deep, rich color. No two ways about it, it's PERFECT. #7884319

Marty Straub August 24, 2009

Oh, I meant What beautiful control of captured light. Still it's PERFECT. #7884324

Melissa G. Meiselman August 24, 2009

Thanks so much, Marty for both comments!! I am really glad you like this shot!! #7884387

Carol L. Fowler August 24, 2009

Wonderful lighting and detail and color #7884520

Melissa G. Meiselman August 24, 2009

Thanks so much, Carol!!! #7884673

Carolyn Morgan August 24, 2009

Melissa - I will leave all the technical comments to others and simply say I really like this! #7885121

Arnie Horwitz level-deluxe August 24, 2009

Great composition and wonderful colors, Melissa! #7885155

Melissa G. Meiselman August 25, 2009

Carolyn, so glad you like this and thanks for your wonderful comment!! Thanks, too, Arnie for looking and leaving your great comment!! #7887400

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic August 25, 2009

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your EFP..8o) #7887431

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