Cunningly Crumpled

Posted by AG (London, United Kingdom) on 4 August 2006 in Plant & Nature.

I have tended not much to post the individual lily and lotus blooms in the Waterlily House because, frankly, the posted image often falls so short of experiencing the living bloom.

But this one looked so joyful with these crumpled petals and wild center that I could not resist an attempt. And, hey, it’s why the ’House is there!

- AG

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AG from London, United Kingdom

# Absolutely lovely. I can't decide whether the petals look more like wafts of smoke, or crumpled tissue paper.[reply]Heath @ 2006-08-04 08:16:42

# lovely shot - is it supposed to have crumpled petals like that do you know?[reply]david @ 2006-08-04 09:20:39

# Very delicate shot.[reply]geof @ 2006-08-04 09:31:43

# It's a work of art. I so prefer flowers like this to the perfect ones that so many people choose and I love the shades of green. Just beautiful.[reply]Sherri @ 2006-08-04 10:25:35

# This IS so lovely!! The crumpled petals are unique.[reply]micki @ 2006-08-04 10:43:08

# The leaves looks very nice. It looks like they are made out of silk. The petals looks like they are made out of yarn. Great shot![reply]Erik - HedinMedia @ 2006-08-04 11:09:33

# Great work this is a state of arts[reply]fabrizio @ 2006-08-04 11:30:16

# Oh how pretty! I love those crumpled edges.[reply]jane @ 2006-08-04 12:58:07

# magnificent frame... beautiful tones texture and lighting... a wonder shot!
sd[reply]sleepless dream @ 2006-08-04 18:38:35

# Crumpled or not, it's still a nice shot![reply]Michael @ 2006-08-04 19:56:35

# Something about this is very hyper real and almost 3D. Maybe it'ds the inky water contrasting so strongly against that crinkly white flower. I love that roll of the leaf too. [reply]fotojo @ 2006-08-04 23:40:11

# Awesome![reply]Ashwathy Nair @ 2006-08-05 03:03:38

# A thrilling image. The exposure is so nicely balanced between dark and light.[reply]Dave @ 2006-08-05 14:50:57

# nature at its best, photography at its best, beauty is inspiring and lets hope contagious, as visitors of this blog we can all benefit! this pic is a real treat[reply]hans @ 2006-08-05 19:35:31

# Fantastic nature! great shot.[reply]010design-photoblog @ 2006-08-07 21:49:30

# Many thanks to Sherri, Micki, Jane, Joanne, Ashwathy, Heath, David L, Geof, Erik, Fabrizio, sd, Michael, Dave, Hans and Gio for your kind Comments on ‘Crumpled’.
This was my first serious attempt at an HDR image and proved a good subject due to the wide luminance spread in the scene. It was, also, a most beautiful flower.[reply]AG @ 2006-08-11 10:14:46

# this photo makes me want to come closer to actually feel the soft petals of that water lily. [reply]christine @ 2006-08-16 18:56:24

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