Susan Bailey
July 2026 - Waterlily
About the Image(s)
I often photograph at a waterlily nursery, a very special place. This was taken with my Olympus OM1 Mk11 with an Olympus 90mm macro lens. ISO 320, 1/500, @ f/5.6 with a polarizer to darken the water and reduce small artifacts floating and still showing some sky reflection.
The pair seemed to go together nicely with a bud between... almost like a little family!
6 comments posted
Hi Susan; Really nice Water Lily picture with good sharpness on the two flowers and soft lighting. A nice habitat picture.
Just my two cents: The two Lilies are kind of in the center of the picture, I would crop some off the bottom of the frame perhaps about 1/3 and in doing this the Lilies would make a great base for your picture. Posted: 07/02/2026 14:57:06
Just my two cents: The two Lilies are kind of in the center of the picture, I would crop some off the bottom of the frame perhaps about 1/3 and in doing this the Lilies would make a great base for your picture. Posted: 07/02/2026 14:57:06
Thank you, Murphy. I really like that crop! Posted: 07/02/2026 17:00:44
I have cropped the image so that the waterlilies are the main subject of the photo. I find too much leaves on the water. The flowers are sharp and offer good contrasting colours with the background. Posted: 07/07/2026 13:59:15
Nicely done. Did the polarizing filter remove some of the water shine (reflection)? I think the resulting highlights reflecting off the water would have looked nice. Posted: 07/07/2026 16:47:11
Thanks Mo. Without the polarizer the glare is very distracting. I played around with it and liked this the best. To much polarization and the water turns black! Posted: 07/07/2026 16:55:23
The "classic" rule usually "requests" 3 elements. However the bud makes it, and we have a more original triangle. Well done.
More crop or not? That means more environment of the Water Lily or not? Once again, this is your choice. The reflection of different flower is beautiful. Posted: 07/16/2026 09:19:46
More crop or not? That means more environment of the Water Lily or not? Once again, this is your choice. The reflection of different flower is beautiful. Posted: 07/16/2026 09:19:46