Lilly

[HansE]

Lilly at the queen botanic garden near Chiang Mai

[Toddyh]

Flower looks great but I find the glare off the water really distracting.

[Isac]

Aside from the glare, I really like the colours and the angles are great too. Would make a great wall picture. I just cropped off the bottom part and the top lily and dulled the glare with the burn tool. I think this makes the lily the centre of attention. Couldn't resist framing it.

[seaslug]

I like both the original and the crop. There are different attractive elements in each.

[HansE]

It was the shadow that attracted me to take the picture in the first place. Isac's take creates a different picture.

[Isac]

Oops! Sorry HansE. I can see your point after a second look. You've got a good eye.

[HansE]

It is interesting that it looks as if everything other than the flower is desaturated. Nothing like that was done. It is a straight shot and the leaves are green but reflecting a lot of light.

[Isac]

I could see it wasn't manipulated because the yellow/green colour in the centre of the lily was quite noticeable. I really like the photo Hans - well done.