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Pond Lily


 

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Pond Lily
Pond Lily
"Twin" lilies, captured in the gardens of the Crystal Palace, Porto, Portugal.
Keywords: Pond Lily, Lilies, Nenuphar, Lotus

John Cullen

 
 
 

Janet S Weaver
 

Pretty Shot John!


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June 14, 2004

 

John Cullen
  Thank you (wow *that* was a quick comment, I only just finished uploading the picture :-)


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June 14, 2004

 

C.J. Williamson
  Very nice. Having two different color flowers helps catch the eye.


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June 14, 2004

 

John Cullen
  Thankyou!

I was also very lucky to capture them like this for two reasons - the day happened to be relatively grey (unlike today!) and these flowers only stay in bloom for 3-4 days. Right place at the right time I suppose :-)


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June 14, 2004

 
- Sharon Crook

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  John - Very unique combination. Makes for a great shot. The two different flowers make for a very eye catching photo. Great work! Sharon


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June 14, 2004

 

John Cullen
  Thankyou!


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June 14, 2004

 
- Bonnie C. Lackey

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  Delightful catch, John. The colors are great but the circles and angles hold attention too.


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June 14, 2004

 

Paul C. Gazzanigo
  Beautiful composition and presentation, John!


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June 14, 2004

 

John Cullen
  Thankyou both! So many compliments are making me blush :-)


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June 14, 2004

 

Leonard Pierce
  Congratulations John!!!


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July 17, 2004

 

Janet S Weaver
  Congrats John!


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July 17, 2004

 

Michael Brown
  Excellent composition with wonderful depth shown.
The lighting, colors, details, and PS work done to this is simply fantastic.

Congrats!!


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July 17, 2004

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  This is wonderful. Love the water drops on the leaves and the contrasting colors.


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July 18, 2004

 

Kristen McKain
  Congrats!!


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July 19, 2004

 
- Kelly Abernathy

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  Congrats on your win! -K


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July 19, 2004

 

Lori Ditlefsen
  Congrats on the win!


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July 19, 2004

 

John Cullen
  Thankyou to ALL that left me notes of congratulation! I'm honoured (and humbled when I see the quality of the pictures in your galleries!) to have had one of my photos chosen :-)

Michael, about the edits - I probably shouldn't say this, but I didn't use PS! I use PSP7 :-) And the edits were actually very simple: using a hue/saturation/lightness layer I reduced the overall saturation by about 1/4; this left the colours in the flowers but made everything else more or less grey. I then added a curves layer to tweak the colours back into the flowers (which had turned a little dull) and darken the water (which had gone a murky grey.) And believe it or not, this was actually the first time I experimented adjustment layers!

When I have a moment to create my new (!) member page I'll upload the original to show the differences.

Again, thankyou to everyone!! John.


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July 20, 2004

 
kathleenkparkerphotography.com - Kathleen K. Parker

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  Lovely composition and exposure, John! Congratulations on your win!
KK


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May 27, 2007

 

Tammy Scott
  This is such a beautiful shot! Great coloring!


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