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Water Lilly
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Copyright: Kyle Shelton (wkshelton) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1418 W: 0 N: 660] (8580)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09-15
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon 20 D, 24-105 4L IS
Exposure: f/6.0, 1/80 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Water lily, 100 points or more!!!, My Favorite macros of flowers [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-10-28 5:21
Viewed: 983
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 136
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Taken at a local Pond, near my house in Pensacola Florida
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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4203 W: 414 N: 6578] (41791)
  • [2007-10-28 5:23]

Hi Kyle

A superb floral macro shot of the colourful water lily with marvellous symmetry from the reflection. Tfs!

Hi Kyle,
Water + Green + White + Kyle = Magnificient masterpiece
Selahattin E

WoW!!!Bonjour à toi,
Nice composition of this water LILY and bee, beautiful colors and sharpness picture, Excellent POV. with very very nice reflection on water, Have a nice Sunday. Well Done.
Michel

Amazing Kyle, beautiful detail and colour.....lovely shot.

Regards Mark :)

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  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1677 W: 124 N: 1431] (20120)
  • [2007-10-28 5:35]

Hi Kyle,flower,water drops,bee.reflections everything is wonderful.TFS.Necla

Hi Kyle,

I never seen white lilly . . You did great capturing this flower and the bee is about to land . .
Beautiful picture . .
Well done . .

Tfs,
Tjutjut

Many thanks for your kind words on Sunday morning .

Hi Kyle
Excellent colour and details of this beautiful macro. Very beautiful Water White Lilly and reflections.Well done.TFS
Greetings.
H.Ayhan

Hello Kyle!
Wonderful picture with great deatil and clarity!
Great colours and reflexion!
Excellent done!
Have a nice day!
Lili

hellokyle!
wonderful catch this bumblebee in flight with beauty lily, great composition.
tfs
zoran

what a pretty water lily, nice capture, well composed with the fat bumble-bee approaching and the nice reflections on the water
which are unfortunately cut off a little. wonderful job & best wishes, thor.

Fantastic capture of the hovering action !
Image is nice and sharp too :-)
best regards, Daniel

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  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2498 W: 56 N: 3862] (17484)
  • [2007-10-28 6:48]

Hello Kyle,
A superb macro,excellent floral picture.A very wonderful composition flowers with the insect. Wonderful color and very beautiful presentation.
Thanks and greet beautiful.
Janusz

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  • soda Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 174 W: 67 N: 149] (2631)
  • [2007-10-28 6:49]

Hi Kyle,
Wonderful lilly with the added bonus of a bumblebee! Beautiful colours and details, great reflection.
Very well done
Lise

Hello Kyle,

Beautiful water lily photo.
Lovely colors, light and reflections in water. TFS

Vandana

Reflejos estupendos y hermosos colores kyle.
Un cordial saludo, JL.

spl

Hi Kyle,

That's a great macro-shot of this lilly and the bee.
Beautiful colours and reflection, great sharpness and details, and I also like the way you've captured the waterdroplets on the lilly. Beautiful shot!
TFS

Greetings, Nel

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  • Juliet Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 867 W: 64 N: 1955] (13408)
  • [2007-10-28 9:08]

Hi Kyle,
This is a fabulous nature photo of yours. The bee, the reflection, the raindrops, the details are wonderful. Really an excellent job on this. TFS Julie

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  • karith Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1065 W: 80 N: 1168] (7393)
  • [2007-10-28 10:50]

An excellent combination of subject(s), reflection, water drops, and crisp clear details!

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  • mpr Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 143 W: 10 N: 309] (2118)
  • [2007-10-28 11:19]

Hi Kyle

Perfectly timed and well captured. Nice work!

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  • WMcK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 663 W: 11 N: 1718] (6837)
  • [2007-10-28 11:33]

Kyle

Beautiful water lily with a superb reflection. It is so crisp and clear. The water drops and the bee are perfect. TFS

Wanda

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  • korbee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1364 W: 0 N: 1663] (13507)
  • [2007-10-28 12:08]

OOoof this what you call sharpness kyle.
jan

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  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2635 W: 1 N: 1257] (15405)
  • [2007-10-28 13:41]

Hola amiga,
bonita macro,
con perfecta nitidez y finos detalles y
reflejos,
buen trabajo,
saludos

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  • Tomek Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1311 W: 47 N: 2905] (16668)
  • [2007-10-28 15:18]

Hello Kyle:)))
Flower, reflections, water drops, flying bug........
beautiful shot:)))
Regards - Tom

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  • Jens Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 558 W: 52 N: 1139] (4661)
  • [2007-10-28 16:15]

Hey Kyle
Great shot, superb composition, great colors, and a excellent sharpness and light. Bravo, TFS.
Regards
Jens.

Curious that movement of water. A periodic pulse of water that would explain the dropplets! Those are so wonderfully reflected into the water!
And the arrival of that bumble bee That very cool of her!
It look great! Light condition is let brilliant white subtility with near yellow!

wow very nice water lily, well composed nice captured.

tfs
cris(",)

perfect Kyle.. i love it!! great timing.. wonderful colors!! really a big shot! bravo!
ciao Marco ;)

Hi Kyle,
What a superb waterlilly close up..Great sharp, colours and details.TFS.
Cheers!

hAyAti

Hi Kyle ,
what a nice shot.
amazing colours and excellent composition.
nice sharpness.
Thanks for sharing
my best regards
Saeed

Where do I begin? So many quality elements in this posting - the reflection, the composition, the bee, the water droplets. Just a superb Macro shot. Bravo!

Thanks for the visit to my continuing Road Trip, your observations are always appreciated.

Dan

Hi Kyle, fascinating composition with splendid flower and lovely bee, enchanting reflecions, wonderful colors, great sharpness and excellent details, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hello Kyle :)
Wonderful shot ! Perfect sharpness, excellent light and nice colours. Details are amazing, very well done !
Greetings
Marylou

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  • lion Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 599 W: 66 N: 31] (5814)
  • [2007-10-29 14:49]

Hello,
Well seen abd captured, water lily is beautiful.Lucky you

Bonsoir Kyle,
so nice flower is this white Water Lily with its flying visitor. Good sharpness and DOF.
Perfect reflexion, well done
Best regards, TFS
Corinne

Hello Kyle,

Excellent shot:)))))) Great details, beautiful reflection... Just perfect:)))
Congratulations,
Izabela

hello! beautiful lily! wonderufl macro! excellent deatils!well done!TFS
Aga

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5945] (23584)
  • [2007-10-30 2:53]

Truly stunning details in both the flower and its reflection, Kyle!
You really outdid yourself here

TFS
silke
:D

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  • jawa Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1372 W: 0 N: 1] (12003)
  • [2007-10-30 4:01]

Beautiful macro Kyle.
very good colour.
Gr Jos
P**

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  • inaam Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1719 W: 5 N: 389] (1376)
  • [2007-10-30 15:46]

Hello Kyle,

Excuse me for my long absence. And your beautiful shot has turn me on: I loved it, loved it. Such a fantastic image where I can feel the heart of an artist being stiched into perspective. An impressive shot my friend, well done.

Thanks for sharing this beautiful shot.

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1493 W: 126 N: 2163] (19716)
  • [2007-10-30 19:40]

Hello Kyle, that's a very good shot with a crisp sharpness, great exposure with a very good composition with the bumblebee ! Well doen,

Mario

Hi Kyle,
Amazing colors, sharpness and detail of this beautiful flower and bee. Even the waterdrops are perfectly visible! Fabulous reflections.
TFS
Regards,
Lurdes

Not only a GORGEOUS water lilly, but a bee that posed for you! Outstanding catch Kyle! Very nice colors! Excellent!
Linda
B-)

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  • MLINES Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1303 W: 96 N: 1021] (8468)
  • [2007-10-31 15:44]

Hi Kyle. A very well focussed and cropped water lily with what seems to be a bumble bee hovering around. TFS. Murray.

Hi Kyle
Everything is right in this photo
Good DOF
Fine reflection
Good light and of course the bee
The cream on the total
Fine work

Ruud

Hello Kyle,
A lovely flower, in an image with fine close-up qualities!
Even the working bee is included, neat...
A well balanced composition, DOF spot on and wonderful colours!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hello Kyle,

Beautiful visual, in fact this flower is and it will always be wonderful, it doesn't matter that it forms she is introduced, he will always be beautiful.
Congratulations for the beautiful and wonderful visual!

Sérgio

Excellent colour and detail Kyle. Well composed and the bee a bonus. TFS,
David

Many thanks for your comment on ‘Happy Birthday Tricia’

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  • Kiwis Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1273 W: 0 N: 189] (13118)
  • [2007-11-02 3:06]

Hi Kyle,
A superb catch! Great colors and sharpness. Excellent POV. I like the reflection in the water.
Thanks
Regards
Diane

Hi Kyle,
Excellent colour and details of this beautiful macro.Congrats!!!!!
Cordial Greetings,
Deniz:)

Beautiful! This is simply beautiful with great control on exposure, excellent details and colors and beautiful POV and composition. Lovely! Thanks,
Claudine

Hi Kyle

Very nice capture. At 1/80 sec. it was almost impossible to have so neat a bumble bee. Theflower is well exposed and thos water drops on it is just great. I also love the reflexion pf the flower wwith the drops underneath the petals. Great shot.
Serge

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3297 W: 786 N: 4419] (19874)
  • [2007-11-06 7:44]

Hi Kyle,
This photo is unusual in your gallery. We find in it many landscapes, not many flowers. Well, you excel really with the flowers. This one is very well rendered! Dropplets, bug, rich details and colors. Excellent light too! Very well done! Annie

:) Tomorrow

This is a classic Kyle. What more can I say that has not been said. Amazing. Greetings! Danilo

This is another masterpiece from you Kyle. Great timing and exposure. TFS

Allan

Kyle

lindura de composición gran nitidez

Nat

Hi Kyle,

Cute capture!! I like the dew-drops on the flower. Perfect reflection. Bee is a bonus for this photo. TFS.

Kiran.

Bonsoir Kyle
splendide macro aux couleurs intenses
fins détails
et belle netteté

amitiés

jojo

PS Merci pour ta visite

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  • nova Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2734 W: 263 N: 864] (8651)
  • [2007-11-25 18:07]

Beautiful macro shot.Excellent shapness,wonderful light and colors,a joy for the eyes and the heart.Very well done,my friend,as usual.TFS!
Michel

Amazing shot.
Good close up and detail.

TOm

Hi Kyle,
So many fabulous shots; difficult to choose a recent one to appreciate . . .
SPECTACULAR clarity, and you have stopped the action of the bee, and yet we still can see the action of the wings. Beautiful composition and reflection.
Bravo!
Karen

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  • Ash249 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 126 W: 59 N: 196] (1708)
  • [2008-01-02 11:36]

Wonderfully sharp image Kyle and with only f6.0!, even the reflection is pin-sharp.
It's amazing how a photo can evolve from something which would normally go unnoticed.

TFS, Gary

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  • Emma Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1403 W: 6 N: 1920] (10151)
  • [2008-01-04 6:23]

Super flora macro Kyle,
I like very your photos, it have wonderful colors in the picture see made, which is a beautiful photo us hope for imminent spring makes, very good.
Congratulate and kind regards.
Eva

Hi Kyle!
Very good moment taken,well composed photo!
Congrats!
Cheers,
Cezar

Hello Kyle!
Great photo! Amazing reflections! Wonderful colors, lights and details! Bravo!
TFS, Best regards, Zorica

Hi Kyle! :)
What a lovely waterlily, a nice scene with the bee :) I like the tone of colors, it's like liquid metal. Very nice details and exposure.
Cheers!
Freddie :)

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  • budgun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 319 W: 2 N: 382] (2091)
  • [2008-06-05 19:48]

Hi Kyle,
Stunning macro of this delicate water flower and its eager visitor. The reflection colors and sharpness are brilliant.
Regards, Tom

Hello Kyle!

Missed this cutie ! Wow Factor is absolutely great !
Lovely light management and moment superbly captured .
Bravo!
Robert

Great control of exposure to keep the details in the flower, and superb colours and sharp details.
Thanks for sharing
Mark

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