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Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 4:35 pm**

Hi all,

Second Water Lilly...enjoy! (Aren't these flowers just stunning?!)

ChaPPy

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 4:37 pm**

Not that photo I LIKE!

The blue is just about flourescent!

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 4:38 pm**

Dayam..

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 4:39 pm**

very nice chappy...

cheers

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 4:42 pm**

This is a stunner, ChaPPy.
Those colours are a knockout.
Very well done.

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 4:48 pm**

Absolutely bloody stunning!

Well done ChaPPy!!

Cheers
Peter

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 4:56 pm**

Just gorgeous. Another beautiful image.
Taken with the kit lens again like the previous one, I'm assuming?

This goes to show that we should probably lust a little less after bigger and better lenses and accessories and instead just be better photographers and do more with the tools already in our camera bags.

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 5:31 pm**

hi

The first one is better. The second one has distracting highlights.

Where did you take these lilies?

regards,

Arthur

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 5:44 pm**

I like this one and think the crop is much better. Those colours are really nice. Great shot.

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 5:51 pm**

Stunning ChaPPy - if taken with the kit lens, then this pic has to be the best I have ever seen from this lens

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 5:57 pm**

that is bloody brilliant !!!!!!!

cheers rob

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:00 pm**

Hey, can we have the NEF? :twisted:

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:02 pm**

Hey Chappy, did you come to the Melbourne meet at Totos?

Ps, where the hell are you shooting these lillies, can't be in Melbourne. Theres no sun here, just rain

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:21 pm**

Ok, hope you don't mind but just thought I'd show you what it looks like with the flower selected and removed to a black background. Was fairly rushed < 5min so the stem is a bit incorrect

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:35 pm**

Great shot chappy; EXIF data would be great! :-)

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:06 pm**

Kipper, you right - looks better with black background...I'll be doing that before I print it.

It's just shot with the kit lens and as SoCal Steve says, rather spend time with your current kit and learn how to use it. I would love a proper macro lens and that's prob. the next thing I'll buy. I used to have a Sony DSC S75 and a polarizing filter and that was it. Used that for 3 years. Now I've upgraded to this stunning Nikon Camera and enjoy every shot with it.

Sorry guys, didn't get to the Melboure meetings yet. This was taken just outside Melbourne at a place called Blue Lotus Waterlily & Lotus Farm. This is 25 minutes from Lilydale on the Warburton H'way (Melways 288 H8). (Any more exact and I'll have to drive you there! :wink:

)

I've got a few more shots to come is this "series"..

EXIF:
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Exposure program: Aperture priority
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Modified date/time: 2005:02:27 15:48:54
Scene type: Photograph
User comment:
Compression: 6
Camera make: NIKON CORPORATION
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File source: DSC

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:09 pm**

Ok that's it, that's only like 30minutes from my house

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:14 pm**

Kipper, get over there and have a look at the flowers in the "hot house" as it gives you very nice diffused light on a sunny day. I'll be going back there for sure. They are only open Jan-April.

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:16 pm**

Out of interest what days did you go....roughly what temperatures, clear sky etc?

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