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Nelumbo nucifera


Nelumbo nucifera
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Copyright: Chris T Pehlivan (YasminesDad) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 618 W: 5 N: 1538] (6179)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-15
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 350D Rebel XT, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, Promaster Spectrum 7 58 mm PL
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Flowers V, 50-59 points-Part 8, My Favorite macros of flowers [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-11-15 16:47
Viewed: 528
Points: 58
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello Everyone,
This is another Lotus photo that I took in August at White River Gardens here in Indianapolis,Indiana.
I hope you like it:)
Cheers and Have a Great Day,
Chris

Nelumbo nucifera(Lotus)

Nelumbo nucifera is known by a number of common names, including Blue Lotus, Indian Lotus, Bean of India, and Sacred Water-lily. Botanically, Nelumbo nucifera (Gaertn.) may also be referred to by its former names, Nelumbium speciosum (Wild.) or Nymphaea nelumbo. This plant is an aquatic perennial, but if its seeds are preserved under favorable circumstances, they may remain viable for many years.

In ancient Egypt, N. nucifera was unknown, being introduced only at the time of the Persian invasions, late in Egyptian history. The Egyptians venerated the blue water lily (Nymphaea caerulea) and used it in worship, but did not know the true lotus, Nelumbo.

N. nucifera was native to a huge area from modern Vietnam to Afghanistan, being spread widely as an ornamental and food plant. In 1787 it was first brought into horticulture in Western Europe as a stove-house water-lily under the patronage of Sir Joseph Banks and can be seen in modern botanical garden collections where heating is provided. Today it is rare or extinct in the wild in Africa but widely naturalized in southern Asia and Australia, where it is commonly cultivated in water gardens. It is the National Flower of India.
The roots of Nelumbo nucifera are planted in the soil of the pond or river bottom, while the leaves float on top of the water surface. The flowers are usually found on thick stems rising several centimeters above the water. The plant normally grows up to a height of about 150 cm and a horizontal spread of up to 3 meters, but some unverified reports place the height as high as over 5 meters. The leaves may be as large as 60 cm in diameter, while the showy flowers can be up to 20 cm in diameter.

There are a number of different cultivars, the flower colours varying from snow white to yellow to a light pink. It is hardy to USDA Zone 5. The plant can be propagated from seeds or rhizomes. The oldest seed that has yet been germinated into a viable plant was an approximately 1,300-year-old lotus fruit, recovered from a dry lakebed in northeastern China
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Perfectly rendered. The crisp, cool symmetry of the flower is so pleasing against the subdued, amorphous background. Impressive and delightful. -Hugh

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  • reina Silver Star Critiquer [C: 22 W: 0 N: 9] (256)
  • [2006-11-15 16:59]

Hi Chris, very clear and sharp picture. The blur in the background with the blue is excellent. Well done. TFS Reina

I love this flower and how "independant" it is from the background.
Regards,
Lurdes

merhaba chris
çok güzel bir makro çalışma.düşünce ve renkler harika.ellerine sağlık.
sevgi ve saygılarımla.
gürkan akçakır.

Merhaba Tolga.
Işık açısından çok uygun bir zamanda fotoğraflamışsın.
Netlik, detaylar, renkler ve belirsiz alan derinliği çok iyi olmuş.
Ellerine ve gözlerine sağlık dostum, paylaştığın için teşekkürler.

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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1254 W: 75 N: 902] (7908)
  • [2006-11-15 19:41]

I missed summer.
Nice macro shot with beautiful colors, sharpness & framing. Well done.
Mitra

Wonderful macro. The DOF is great and the sharpness of the lotus flower is perfect. Well done.

Beautiful shot of this beautiful flower.
TFS.
Pierre

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  • Shogun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 832 W: 52 N: 418] (10391)
  • [2006-11-15 21:53]

Nice Macro shot Chris. beautiful colors details on the subject and nice background. nicely done. keepem coming! Tfs

Shogun

You have managed light very well here Tolga, it is hard to take a photo of a white object against dark background, nice clear shot.. well done

aK

Hello Chris,
Very great and excellent portrait u have made here, very detail and very good focus, nice colors and compo. for back ground its lovely, blur but still got a really nice colors. tfs.

Haldian

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  • star Gold Star Critiquer [C: 99 W: 0 N: 57] (452)
  • [2006-11-16 4:12]

Hi Chris
Beautiful macro with clear details,sharpness and nice blurry BG.
Great work.TFS

Hi Chris,
So beautiful. Wonderfully composed with good lighting, sharrpness, and colors. The b/g is sooo good. Well done my friend. Cheers. Danilo

Hi Chris,

WOW!! What a beautiful flower portrait!!! The softness in details and lihgting here make it look so pure!! :))
Great DOF and POV!!

Very very well done and TFS
Constantinos

Merhaba Tolga,
Olağanüstü bir makro çalışma.Renkler, netlik, ışık ve geri plan kusursuz güzellikte.Eline sağlık.

hAyAti

hello chris!
excellent, i like this DOF and sharpness of your lotus flower. beautiful composition and green in background.
tfs
zoran

pt

Beautiful capture Chris, very good clarity and DOF. Lighting is excellent and presentation very nice.
Vassilis

They just keep coming Chris. Super detail and colour in this one and once again an excellent background. Well done and TFS,
David

Many thanks for your comment on 'The Climb - Cataracts'

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1666 W: 136 N: 1263] (6138)
  • [2006-11-17 21:13]

Hi Chirs,
wonderful how this lovely lotus emerges from the OOF background. Excellent exposure on this white flower, the deatils are fabulous. Sharpness, DOF and presentation are wonderful.
Sky

The light and the tones of white are very good here. I like also the the compo with the blurred background.
Jacobo

Again a beauty Chris! I like it very much..Than the little angel.. your daughter.. is she ok?!?
Bye for now and PL

John

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 516 W: 69 N: 17] (106)
  • [2006-11-18 8:07]

selam dostum
sade ve naturel bir arka planda, bakis noktasi, alan derinligi, renkleri, fokus ve detaylari harika bir lotus karesi. oldukca da bilgilendirici not koymussun
eline saglik
selamlar
izler

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  • valari Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 964 W: 102 N: 395] (4105)
  • [2006-11-18 12:35]

Hi Chris,
Wonderfully composed with good lighting, sharrpness, and colors.
How is Mena?I hope you all are well.
regards,val

Hello Chris!


Welll, What can I say , except that is is a schoolbook photo example of a great photo (^_^)é
10/10 for composition, sharpness, POV, DOF , colors, contrasts and presentation.
Cheers!
Robert

PS I therefore added it to my theme: Favorite macros of flowers

Hello Chris,
Silky soft and crisp at the same time, that is good flower photography!
Well composed presentation, great colours and sharp fine details...
Beautiful light makes the flower really stand out!
Greetings,
Pablo -

hi chris
beautifull soft light, great dof. my compliments on this one. kind regards Joke
ps did you planned you're trip yet?

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  • Aliza Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 100 W: 16 N: 52] (824)
  • [2006-12-04 7:29]

Merhaba,
Yine her zamanki gibi mükemmel bir fotograf.
Piril piril parildiyor, tebrikler.
Ellerine saglik.
Aliza.

White lotus, difficult to capture Chris. You've done wonderful here. TFS. :) Vandana

PS: Do you have pictures from Indiana dunnes. Would love to see them, planning coming summer to drive to dunnes.

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  • MLINES Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1305 W: 96 N: 1023] (8484)
  • [2006-12-19 17:37]

Hi Chris, Spectacular close up with good background treatment to not distract from the subject. Excellent in this series. Murray.

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  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2641 W: 1 N: 1262] (15439)
  • [2007-01-22 14:22]
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I look at your gallery and you have magnificent pictures, I hope soon to see new works... many greetings Victor (this flower is spectacular and excellent light)

hi chris, really pretty shot, what i like about this is the flower is in its natural habitat, home studio stlye shots can be great but natures backdrops are always very nice, as like this, the fact that the water shows blue speaks of a beautiful day, nice work, thanks scott

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