Excellent details, & a nice exposure setting too, I would just like to see a larger size that would fill my monitor screen. But it's your choice Tigz, some uploaders are frightened of image pirates !
Beautiful lighting, Sandi. I'd have cropped it even more. In from the right border to just past the ring on that big lily-pad . That concentrates everything on the lily and the lighting, facing the dark water.
Beautiful photo, Sandi. Aspect ratio is unusual, but very effective. Great composition, on the background too. This plant must be very rare in my country, I don't remember I had seen one of them, but in botanic gardens.
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