Waterlilly, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

The dark water provides nice contrast to the bold color but subtle

shading and variation of tone in this magnificent tropical waterlilly.

This is a straightforward view with a 105 micro lens on a low tripod.

A moderately small aperture provides enough depth of field on the

flower but keeps the background a bit out of focus to further set off

the flower. A light rain just starting provided a nice touch of water

drops on the petals.

Great flower shot... and the great depth of field works great in this shot... the background of green is very cool. The detail, lighting, water dropplets all are great.

Gorgeous work!