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Giant Waterlily


Giant Waterlily
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Copyright: Martyn Peck (Travelcam) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 846 W: 76 N: 1208] (10171)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05
Categories: Nature, Abstract
Exposure: f/3.6, 1/50 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-05-19 2:03
Viewed: 226
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
~ The Giant Water lily - Victoria amazonica ~

Victoria is a genus of water lilies, in the plant family Nymphaeceae, with very large leaves that float on the water's surface. The most well known and largest has a leaf that is up to 3 m (9.8ft) in diameter, on a stalk 7–8 m (22.9-26.2 ft) in length. The genus name was given in honour of the newly crown Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

Victoria amazonica is native to the shallow waters of the Amazon river basin, such as oxbow lakes and bayous. The flowers are white the first night they are open and become pink the second night. They are up to 40 cm in diameter, and are pollinated by scarab beetles.
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Really like the low POV and the tight cropping here - very effective shot. Nice depth of field effect as well...good posting.

Hi Martyn,
What a great POV of this water lily, at first sight it seemed a real abstract. :) Beautiful blue tones, excellent sharpness and details on the whole picture. Original presentation of a special plant, TFS, I have never seen this before. Thanks for the informative note, too!
Greetings,
Kristof

Hi Martyn,

Beautiful composition from a very low pov, colours, lighting and detail are superb.

My compliments

Karen

Bom dia Martyn,
Very nice capture and composition. Good low positioning the camera.
Very well seen and done.
Parabéns,
Raimundo

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  • AndroK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1435 W: 22 N: 0] (11526)
  • [2009-05-19 2:32]

Hi Martyn...
Beautiful perspective...
Realy abstract...
Regards...
Andro

a really strange plants martyn, but interesting subjects brow weldone also on information details regrding plants.

regards,
benny

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  • mistic Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 280 W: 3 N: 89] (2558)
  • [2009-05-19 10:27]

hello martyn

wonderful....
amazing shoot of this big water lily
the colors are perfect, so sharp, so deep
i like it
have a nice day

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  • suzy Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 426 W: 38 N: 1261] (4336)
  • [2009-05-20 1:36]

absolutely magnificient and remarkable and the Low POV is a fantastic idea to show perfectly all the sharp details, the reflection, the colors of the giant Water Lilies... this is so beautiful and impressive and I never saw anything like this before...

my compliments and regards Martyn
suzy

Bonjour Martyn
Very good pov and composition, nice colours .It gives the wish to jump from one to the other
Good day

Fantastic POV for this subject. I like the seeing turned up edges of the leaves, and the reflective surface of the water complements the textures of the water lilies nicely. Excellent!

hello
splendide composition et belle perspective
j'aime la réflection
Cela resemble aux jardins des pamplemousse à l'Ile Maurice

amicalement

josyane

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  • vanda Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 208 W: 0 N: 210] (1520)
  • [2009-05-25 5:30]

Hello Martyn,
very beautiful photo.
I like waterlily very much.
I have some little waterlily in my garden.
Ciao.
Vanda

Bonjour Martyn,


Quelle merveilleuse couleur!!!

Bon POV!

Brigitte

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