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Water lily after a storm
Water lily after a storm
dpcollins


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Zilker Botanical Garden, Austin Texas
Date: Jul 27, 2007
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

Editing steps:

Vibrance
Curves
Desaturate background (and slightly darken)
Crop
USM
Resize
Sharpen
Sharpen
Resize
USM
Save for web


Statistics
Place: 191 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.1429
Avg (commenters): 6.8475
Avg (participants): 6.1452
Avg (non-participants): 6.1299
Views since voting: 755
Views during voting: 703
Votes: 504
Comments: 63
Favorites: 2 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 06:18:20 PM
Gorgeous shot, I see why you would select this as your gem.
03/17/2009 06:10:57 PM
Exquisite!
03/17/2009 05:14:42 PM
Woa! Amazing colors and light! One of my favorites! The background is kind of distracting, but the flower got me! Nice shot!
03/17/2009 04:47:00 PM
Real like.
03/17/2009 01:47:17 PM
Nicely done. 8.
03/17/2009 07:16:51 AM
beautiful colors
03/17/2009 05:50:21 AM
Great colors, great detail and texture on the petals.
03/17/2009 02:33:53 AM
Beautiful and brilliant colors. Nice bokeh.
03/16/2009 10:24:24 AM
Great DOF, nice clarity
03/16/2009 09:21:15 AM
Love these flowers. Great focus, color & DOF.
03/16/2009 09:01:34 AM
beautiful, love the vivid colors. A top 10 for me.
03/16/2009 08:44:40 AM
very well ;D
six from me
brano
03/16/2009 08:01:06 AM
beautiful vivid colours with nice DOF
03/16/2009 06:38:46 AM
Nice colors and detail on the flower.
03/16/2009 05:02:23 AM
Beautiful color. Gorgeous flower. Really nice photo!
03/15/2009 11:58:33 PM
cool capture
03/15/2009 07:22:43 PM
Jumps off the screen!
03/15/2009 04:46:12 PM
My top pick out of 1115..whew..
03/15/2009 06:38:40 AM
Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer.
03/15/2009 05:23:45 AM
Beautiful shot.
03/15/2009 04:17:28 AM
Nice light on this wonderful flower.
03/14/2009 07:41:20 PM
Beautiful light and colours, the water drops are a nice touch.
03/14/2009 07:25:04 PM
lovely image, the color is stunning
03/14/2009 01:38:32 PM
Great delicateness and color 7
03/14/2009 01:26:13 PM
Sharp with nice colors. Really pops
03/14/2009 10:57:36 AM
Very lovely. I like the glow. I would have burned the small green specks at the top a little more. 8
03/14/2009 04:06:12 AM
Strong colour
03/13/2009 04:36:38 PM
Beautiful colors and detail!! 7
03/13/2009 04:16:12 PM
Stunning capture.
03/13/2009 02:54:12 PM
Beautiful lotus... incredible colours in this shot.
03/13/2009 02:01:36 PM
Beautiful colours and sharpeness.
03/13/2009 01:34:54 PM
Lovely eye popping color and great detail.
03/13/2009 11:47:43 AM
fantastic pic. i love the lily pads in the background, and the water droplets add that little something extra
03/13/2009 09:41:43 AM
Good DOF, wonderful colors!
03/13/2009 08:40:05 AM
Beautiufl colors and composition
03/13/2009 05:58:55 AM
Very pretty water lily; it almost glows.
03/13/2009 05:54:34 AM
fantastic colours, lilies make great subjects
03/13/2009 05:49:24 AM
boy, oh boy, where do you find these flowers...we have lily pads here in FL...I don't think they look anything like this...wow
03/13/2009 05:19:48 AM
i would crop it a bit tighter, great shot, color, focus and lighting.
03/12/2009 11:12:34 PM
Great composition and coloring.
03/12/2009 07:09:49 PM
Very nice image. Good workmanlike technicals and a pleasant composition and color pallet.
03/12/2009 05:02:39 PM
Very nicely lit.
03/12/2009 04:15:26 PM
vivid colors
03/12/2009 02:55:35 PM
Very pretty. The colors look wonderful and very natural, and nice focus where I agree it should be.(no vote)
03/12/2009 02:45:03 PM
Wonderful colors and detail. Good on you for getting this kind of shot after the storm. Water drops always work well on flowers. 8
03/12/2009 01:16:38 PM
the colors are so vibrant, this could hang on a wall
03/12/2009 06:30:21 AM
Great color
03/12/2009 05:19:17 AM
Nicely done, although I think a tighter crop would help it stand out.
03/12/2009 12:07:16 AM
Did you share this flower with someone else? It looks like another photo I voted on. Very pretty.
03/11/2009 11:28:10 PM
The focus and sharpness are perfect and the colours are amazing. The only trhing that marks this down a bit is it feels a bit harshly lit. Still 8 from me.
03/11/2009 09:46:19 PM
Beautiful and vibrant.
03/11/2009 09:20:38 PM
nice composition, and great dof on the background. well lit.
03/11/2009 08:04:39 PM
Not really into this type of shot but the lighting and background make this an exception. Well taken.
03/11/2009 07:24:30 PM
clear and crisp , nice job , 7
03/11/2009 07:12:18 PM
Beautiful flower. I would like to see it closer. Just MHO
03/11/2009 03:04:47 PM
this is also a nice flower shot - good colors and sharpness
03/11/2009 11:25:21 AM
Crystal sharp with excellent color contrasts.
03/11/2009 11:12:30 AM
stunning color
03/11/2009 07:44:55 AM
Beautiful detail and great depth of field! Love the colors!
03/11/2009 04:49:15 AM
Very nice purples.
03/11/2009 12:54:22 AM
I really like water lilies, the photo is excellent, the flower is sharp, the colors are full of energy.
03/10/2009 11:31:14 PM
Nicely presented.
03/10/2009 09:56:31 PM
Superb water lily. I love the colour and the droplets are beautiful.


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