water lillies -2-

lillies in water grass

good colours but lots of distractions

Thanks for your comment, Apurba; I thought that it's the distractions ( blades of Grass) which make this picture slightly more interesting. Without the grasses it would have been just another bed of water lillies. I will consider your comment carefully and thank you for it...Bert

I like the colours and reflections here. The stillness of the water and the composition with the one yellow flower is nice.

 

Also, Bert, I agree with you that the grass should add something a bit original to this scene. But, I find the OOF blades in the foreground just a little too distracting. If you could have kept the rear blades and excluded the front ones from the image I think I would have liked it better.

 

The only other two thing I would want to change are that I find the white flowers a little over-exposed (they have lost any petal detail and become kind of blob-like) and, I am not sure, but, I feel as though this isn't level (needing about +0.66 rotation).

I agree with your assessment...and wish I could go back there and re-shoot this image....Bert

Wonderful distractions in this perfect and splendid composition! I like the green threads and the delicate white of the flowers in the water. Bravo, Bert! All my compliments, bye Maury

Beautiful work!

I rather like the distractions, different than the usual shots. The white flowers still overpower the reeds and therefore capture your eye. db

The culms distract me neither. Very nice composition Bert.

Lovely composition, you have captured the randomness of growth in nature in a pleasing manner. This is much more interesting than a capture of only lily pads where it is quite easy to produce a rules of composition image.What attracted my eyes are the beautifully exposed & saturated greens.if you had of exposed for the white flowers believe this would have resulted a darkening of the greens resulting in a less pleasant image. Regards-Ross

to all who have so generously commented on what is one of my own favourite images...Bert