Alone

Never seen before such interesting effect... Reflection make those leafs looks like floating metal... well done!

really very beautiful..congrats

A spot of color well seen and caught,my best regards.

Really beautiful work, Anabela!

There are lotus leaves, there is a weird colors flower, there are reflections and it is all special looking and complex, but well composed in spite of it!

Cheers Anabela

PDE

This brilliant water flower may be alone, but 'she' appears to be in 'good company. Lovely processing Anabela, the water on the leaves and in the foregound is an added bonus.  A fine piece of Art work.  Kind regards, GAil

Lovely shot, I like the contrast. Congrats.

An artistic image. A beautifully composed shot with very good details and marvelous reflections. The color tonality is also appreciable. Should we crop a bit from the top to enhance the impact of the reflections? Best regards.

Beautiful shot, nice colors. All the Best.......

Wonderful composition, Anabela ... lovely & artistic work ! Best regards.

Always great shots by you!

Breaking some rules of photography here aren't you.   The old rule of third right out of the window kicking the center of attention in the center.  Actually it works raterh well the water and the slik aspects of the water make the breaking of the rules work. The effect in post process has an added benefit and add interest to the image.   I am a bit taken a back as the lower scores that you are getting I would have to say when we combined the interest and the artistic rate into a single number you do tend to get the purist who think works should be a 3... I think that rates of that level must be accompanied with a detailed explaination of why the rate was at that level.  I for one usually investigate each person who rates my work good or bad as it is always nice to see the work of the person who has rated you in the first place and to judge the compentency of the rater with regards to quality of their work.  Most of the time I find that lower rates are a matter of individual preference and that is understandable.  I think if you rate something low or high accompany that with a solid comment make the site much more productive and fulfilling for all who are members... Again this shot breaks some rules but it still captures some interest at least for me... Keep shooting... MJ

Thank you all for your support and encouragement!

Sumon, I agree with your cropping suggestion, that would have enhanced the image indeed. Thank you very much for your helpful comment.

MJ, thank you very much for your valuable insight into the concepts of photography.
Fully agree with your observation toward the enthusiastics 3/2 raters...Let us hope they read it...:) Again thanks so much for your strong support.

Amazing color depth and the treatment. Fantastic presentation. Specially like the reflection of the sky in the water. Amazing.

All the best. Warm regards.

Although it's a quite  common motif the final result is good and attractive presented. Ignore your low raters and remember  that there is no right or wrong in photography. Sometimes technical errors ( don't worry here are none) can be wrong in theory, but artistic considerations are personally never wrong.  Keep posting Anabela!

I echo El's sentiments in thier entirety. Everything is subjective, there are rules of photography, but I prefer to think of them as guidelines, theres nothing hard and fast and artistic interpretation can be an equal factor in presentation. Here I find the reflected silvery light and foreground shapes and textures more pleasing to view than the central flower in fact I'd go as far to say that they would work as well alone. As for ratings......I opted out of that game long ago, when I realised higher ratings wouldn't make me a better photographer, whereas honest feedback might just help. I hope this has.

Best Regards

Alf

Amazing texture with fabulous colors. Love the contrast.  Fantastic presentation my friend.

Kaushik and Jorge, thanks so much for visiting and leaving your thoughts on this one. As always it's much appreciated!

El and Alf, thanks so much for your continued support and your all too kind words of encouragement. That is indeed very helpful...thank you!

Beautiful water lily, nicely captured.

Formidable, me gusta la composicion,es como si una nota de color rompe la monotonia de tonos grisaceos y verdes apagados.

Excelente imagen, saludos.

It's not only the lone flower that makes this image but the leaves of the water lotus taking a metallic color is outstanding. Beautiful rendition and presentation, Anabela.

Regards and thanks for your comment to my image. - Lester

Excellent shot

Regards

Vert, very beautiful..congrats!!!