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John Hatz
{K:156973} 1/27/2008
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the quality on that shot is EXCELLENT Dave... and very helpfull sunlight so the flowers and these lovely orange and purple colors looks so vivid and nice!
be well Dave!
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sanjeev jain
{K:8763} 9/26/2005
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u are doing good work friend meeting two things one that u see and other that we take pleasure in u are becoming a bridge between us the vewiers and the sceene that u see good work
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mariola
{K:743} 9/10/2005
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Your pictures are wonderful!! i appreciate your comments!! ia am just an amateur so please visit me often so that i can correct my defaults.
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Marcia .
{K:16108} 8/14/2005
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Just wonderful!! :-)
Thanks for sharing.
Márcia
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Emmanuel Panagiotakis
{K:6267} 8/14/2005
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Very nice and sharp image Dave
nice stunning colors and good composition!!!
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Stephen Bowden
{K:64141} 8/13/2005
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Superb capture Dave, the lighting and colours are simply incredible :-)
Best wishes,
Steve
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Bob Aldridge
{K:14758} 8/13/2005
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Your right they are two lovevelies and so much detail too Dave, I like the contrast between the water and the lilly it stands out,another well captured image Dave.congrats Bob Aldridge.
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Mark Kresl
{K:9434} 8/12/2005
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This is lit about as well as I could imagine, Dave. Really makes the shot special.
Mark
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Lee Harris
{K:14694} 8/12/2005
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Whoohoo your on a roll here Dave, again this shot is so real looking, you could sell these to Billy Gates for wallpaper....Serious !
Lee
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Khaled Mursi Hammoud
{K:54005} 8/12/2005
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Lovely violet and yellow tones of the flower... I think this is the Lotus flower which was very famous in ancient Egypt and you could see it as being the crown of the temple columns.
Very good floral shot my friend,
Khaled.
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Alison DuFlon
{K:36566} 8/11/2005
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Those are amazingly beautiful in their color and their centers look like little fires burning. Beautiful composition Dave. Alison
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Nando Mondino
{K:14261} 8/11/2005
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Excellent close up.
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Larry Hammond
{K:16631} 8/11/2005
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Very beautiful Dave, colors are gorgeous as is dof, composition and lighting!!
Thanks for your comments.
Larry
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Andrew Parisi
{K:1945} 8/10/2005
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Beautiful photo. Great color and composition. I especially like the water reflection.
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Arthur Kornienko
{K:9686} 8/10/2005
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The colours on these two are strinking. Well done.
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Marilyn Nagy
{K:6008} 8/10/2005
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Dave, Lovely! Those flaming centers are amazing. Beautiful photo. Thanks for all your comments. Doing alot of overtime and not out with my camera much lately. Marilyn
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cessy karina
{K:14205} 8/10/2005
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very nice capture of thie water lilies, Dave
beautiful colors and composition
the light maybe a little bit strong, still a very nice picture
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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 8/10/2005
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You've captured these stunning water lilies perfectly, Dave!
A most enjoyable shot.
Best regards, Chris
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Dr. Rafael Springmann
{K:89517} 8/10/2005
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Lovely colors in crimson and gold, good reflections and excellent focus all over.
Thank you, Dave, for your very kind comments on my "Back light" "Convultion" and "Composition in light."
Best regards,
Rafi
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NN
{K:26787} 8/10/2005
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Very good colours and sharpness; nicely composed beauties!
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Tim Schumm
{K:29196} 8/10/2005
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You sure get amazing clarity in your shots. this one just sticks from the pack for sure Dave
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Marcio Janousek
{K:32538} 8/10/2005
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magical lighting and details .
Very shap and spectacular composition Dave , congratulations.
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John Loreaux
{K:86210} 8/10/2005
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Hi Dave!!! Really a great shot of these eyepopping lilys!! they are really beautiful!!!The color is amazing!!! They jump right off the monitor!Nice diagonal composition as well Dave!!! Congrats ion a fine photograph!!!
My best.....................John
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Neal Nye
{K:15827} 8/10/2005
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Amazing that anything can be so beautifully colored. And I think you captured every little bit of that beauty in this composition. Outstanding.
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Del Metheny
{K:25617} 8/10/2005
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Nice detail and a great job of capturing the colors so sharply. Del.
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 8/9/2005
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Beautiful and crisp. I like how you can see into the water.
Judi
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Larry Quigley
{K:12887} 8/9/2005
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Oh these water lilies are magnificent, Dave. Wonderful detail and color. Regards and thanks for your comments, Larry.
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Larry Fosse
{K:66493} 8/9/2005
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Yes they are two Lovlies...the centers look like they're on fire..great color saturation...and the dark water makes a perfect backdrop Dave
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Jim Christensen
{K:18843} 8/9/2005
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Dave
these are outstanding. Your detail and exposure are spot on. Tack sharp and pretty as can be.\Well done
jimc
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Rene Brugman
{K:7556} 8/9/2005
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Hoi Dave
This is so wonderful the colors are amazing and the picture is sharp too
tomorrow whe have the queen of the waterlily
I send you the information
Crown Jewel: Victoria / Giant water lily
Victoria amazonica (Poepp.) Sowerby Nymphaeaceae Victoria cruziana Orbigne Nymphaeaceae
The famous Victoria amazonica is the queen of the water lilies. Her flower opens around dusk. Victoria amazonica has flowered at regular intervals in the Amsterdam Hortus since 1859. In the past, visitors would stand in line during special evening openings to see this enormous water lily. Since 2002, the Hortus has grown different species of Victoria in a special heated outdoor pond. This year, the water lily is a Victoria cruziana, the year previously, it was a Victoria amazonica.
History
The history of Victoria amazonica has its beginnings in the warm, humid interior of Bolivia. There, in 1801, the German botanist Thaddeus Haenke discovered a huge water lily in one of the feeder streams of the Amazon. The German Poeppig wrote the first valid description of the plant in 1832 and gave it the name Euryale amazonica. In 1837, Robert Schomburgk found an enormous water lily in British Guyana. He named it Victoria regia in honor of the English queen.
Definitive name
In 1850, the botanist Sowerby finally set things right with regard to the name. He put the oldest, and thus valid, name by Poeppig - Euryale amazonica - in the correct genus Victoria resulting in the name Victoria amazonica.
Victoria cruziana is another species in this water lily genus. V. cruziana grows in Mato Grosso, Brazil, and neighboring areas of Argentina and Paraguay. Victoria cruziana is somewhat stronger than V. amazonica and has fewer problems with lower temperatures.
Leaves and flowers
The leaves of Victoria can reach a diameter of 2 meters. Notable are the air-filled nervature and the high turned-up edges. These water lilies flower at night. Each flower blooms for just two consecutive nights: white the first night, pink the second. After the second night, the flower closes and disappears under the water surface where the seeds ripen. Each plant can produce a number of flowers, but only one at a time.
The Victoria in the Hortus
A Victoria flowered for the first time in Europe in 1849. This was on the English estate Chatsworth. The Amsterdam Hortus was the first garden in The Netherlands to get a Victoria to flower - in 1859. Since then, Victoria's have always had a prominent position in the Amsterdam Hortus.
In the past, the Victoria's were always grown in one of the Hortus' greenhouses. As part of an experiment in the summer of 2002, however, a Victoria amazonica was brought to flower in an outdoor pond. In 2003, the experiment was repeated, but this time with V. cruziana (which is less sensitive). In 2005, once again, V. cruziana grows in the outdoor pond.
Back to Crown Jewels
hope i can make the picture tomorrow
hope you like it
Regards Rene
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Roberto Okamura
{K:22851} 8/9/2005
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Very beautiful capture Dave!
Excellent floral, great colors!
Congrats!
Roberto.
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Linda Imagefree
{K:72276} 8/9/2005
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Beautiful floral Dave, the colors and clarity are awesome..I like the diagonal in your composition and the bud coming up in the water makes for a nice triangle as well...very well seen and captured...:):)Linda
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Don Loseke
{K:32503} 8/9/2005
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Brilliant color and detail. Nice seperation from the background. Don.
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Peter Daniel
{K:33866} 8/9/2005
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Wonderful Photograph Dave, Great Colors and Clarity. Very well presented. 7x7
Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the wonderful comment on my "Summer Zinnias" Photo...
GOD Bless...
Your friend, Peter Daniel
Did you notice my White Balance setting was set to "Fluorescent light". If you look at several of my latest shots, I had the White Balance set to this. This seems to help when shooting in bright sun...
Thanks again, Peter
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Hussam Abdul Nour
{K:3799} 8/9/2005
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super colores and fantastic shot
well done ..
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Riny Koopman
{K:19998} 8/9/2005
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Hi Dave,
Like the contrast blue and Yellow make a very attractive colour composition!
My regards Riny
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Carolyn Wiesbrock
{K:14051} 8/9/2005
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Brilliant color and the lighting is perfect!
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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 8/9/2005
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Beauitful Dave , nice play with Shades & Reflections , Best regards .
Galal
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Shane Finnigan
{K:1990} 8/9/2005
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Beautiful shot Dave!
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