I have visited Wikipedia to find out what kind of flowers you had depicted and I was told that it are huge purple artificial water lilies (nymphaea purpura artificialis magno), Jimbob. They are pretty rare, so I've never seen them before, lol.

Very fine image, my friend.

Regards, Cornelius

Possibly Purple Paddle Poppies eh! .. lol

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I too looked up the "purple flowers" and believe they may be "etiam bibendum purpura remus," not so rare as one may think!

Well those are the prettiest looking cluster of paddle boats I have ever seen. Thanks for this shot Jim.

Wow that purple really pops! Nice . . .

Paddling blooms, right??? Nice and sharp image.

You must have been the first one there so you could get your pick! Love the colors!!
:} Steve

Really fine work on this photograph.
Thanks for sharing.

I though they looked a bit too big for foofies. A very unusual sight which you may not see even in China! Great shot of these "colourful carriers" Jimbob.

I'll give those boats a miss...I don't want to be branded a Nancy boy,Anyway the colour doesn't match my eyes..Nice one..R.

Jim, this is way cool! I could have sworn those were foofies. Lol! Tigs♥ =^..^=

Very nice photo, it's strange to see violet paddle boats.

I love them both, I can't decide what should I like more. Foofies are beautiful, but boats are fun. Tough decision, Jim.

Another fantastic image my friend.

Oh well, guilty as charged. I thought they were flowers. Well, either way, the purple looks great against the turquoise water.

Too funny! I thought they were flowers too!...lol...What the imagination can do with your eyes. Beautiful and superb shot Jim! Like the new avie too:)

Very sharp and nice peddles (I mean paddles) on those flowers (I mean boats) LOL.

First of all, Jim, is that you in the avatar? My god, you're 3 months older than me and look like a young stud.

Now that I have that total bullshit out of the way, let's proceed. If the water was brown, this could be the lake in my local park. We have the same shade of paddle boats. There must have been a glut of purple paddle boats on the market.

I want to critique your photo. Depends on what a person thinks a critique is supposed to be. Nice shot is a critique but really says nothing. Thanks for sharing is almost an insult. We are on Caedes after all to share our photos. I might as well say thanks for breathing. I would rather be saying thanks for the cash, but I'll be waiting for the cash just as long as you'll be waiting for that French waffle maker.

Or I could just ramble aimlessly and not say anything pertinent, but I wouldn't waste your time or mine doing anything that stupid.

So my critique of your shot is more of a comment since I see no obvious flaws. It's a nice shot of the purple boats. I now have some incite into your life and what your part of Ohio looks like. I feel like a better man for having viewed your posting.

Roger Dots

Those are so bright they will never loose sight of them. Great work catching them all lined up like that.

Purple is good!!! I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don't notice it.

The purple is definitely eye-catching. Love the shimmer to the water too. Very nicely captured, Jim.

Now that is so Cool and love the colours of the paddle boats, beautiful peaceful scene

Put of your purple pedal pushers baby and we'll go paddlin'. She told me no. Good crisp shot JimboB.

TicK

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Couldn't you find something that would jump out a bit more, Jim? Great colors all around in this and all nicely framed by the tree on the right - cool shot -

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Stunning crystal capture, Jim! I really thought they were flowers at the first moment1 :-)