Continuing a theme

Denver Botanic Gardens

A small lake with a lot of birds, turtles and more. Paradise for wildlife.

at Robert Neumann Park, Currumbin Valley, QLD Australia

As seen in the Lily Pools at NYBG

Duke Gardens, Durham NC

Denver Botanic Gardens

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Spot the two birds :)

For a change, this is a new (outside!) photo, taken just a few days ago at the wonderful Britzer Garten, one of Berlin's biggest and most beautiful public parks (please check my album for more "Britz bliss", if you like).

For better dynamic range, I've used exposure bracketing (three images), pre-processed the images in DXO PhotoLab (sharpness and DeepPrime denoising only), from which I directly went into HDR Efex Pro to combine the images. I'm trying to get away from the annual Adobe subscription, and combining images from an exposure bracketing series in HDR Efex instead of Lightroom is one step into that direction. Unfortunately, whenever I think I can finally leave Adobe behind for good they come up with improvements such as the new "supersize" function (now also available in LR), a ton of new presets for LR, and other interesting stuff (and I'm still used to the LR/PS workflow, and the layers in PS). Well, maybe I'll be ready next year ;)

Extra sliding was done in Color Efex, where I added some "Brilliance and Warmth" and a tiny bit of "Contrast Color Range".

Happy Sliders Sunday, Everyone, stay safe and have a nice week ahead!

Bushy Park

While I waited for my eagle to fly back from the treetop he had landed in, I noticed that the lilies are reaching for the top of the water. This is one of the first to have made it up.

Summit County, Colorado

France; Brenne 1/6/21

Seen in an unnamed pond in Acadia National Park. Mount Desert Island, Maine.

Fledgling green heron floating on a lilypad in the lake. Each time he climbed onto a lilypad it began to sink, and he moved to another one, which also began to sink. Eventually he gave up and swam to the nearby nest tree. Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

This is a photo of the reflection of autumn trees on a pond with floating lily pads. I love the painterly Monet impressionism quality of this image.

Kayaking Whitehall State Park

One day old grebette. Or as I like to call them zebra chicks. It was hopping like a frog over lilypads to keep up with mom. Sometimes standing up on the tips of its wings and legs. You'll only see this on the first day as they turn into expert divers and swimmers after that. This chick was only about two inches long, maybe less. The camera always makes babies look bigger than what they are. It has been a joy to see them grow and prosper from a distance.

Chicago Botanic Garden

Ringwood, NJ

Hello All!

From my early Summer 2019 Archives:

This is a young Wood Duck that was scampering around on the lily pads. The only reason I spotted the fledgling was that I noticed a woman looking at the lily pads and smiling, so I scoured the scene to see what she was smiling about.

Eventually mom called from across the pond, presumably to give the poor duckling some directions. The young one made it safely to the other side then swam away with mom and the other ducklings. A happy ending, thank goodness!

Thanks you so much for taking the time to view and comment on this image. I appreciate hearing from you very much! Have a lovely day!

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A Lily Pad In An Urban Enviroment

Partially submerged lily pads and the dreamy reverie of sky reflections on the river.

single image with added textures.

Maybe it's just me, but I thought these lily pads looked like a mom and baby fish having fun together.

“I think that is what film and art and music do; they can work as a map of sorts for your feelings.” – Bruce Springsteen

France; Brenne 1/6/21