a photo taken whilst @ the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew of a tranquil pond, broken up by a medley of plants, flowers and some pretty awe inspiring giant water lilies
Beautiful photo of some beautiful lily pads Simon. The color, quality & contrast are very good. The shading is just right. Good job. High marks, in my fav's on my HD & thank you very much!
I agree with Dave above. It's the best shot of yours I've seen so far. It would be nice to see some more work some day. If you like some constructive critique on this one then I can say it's just a tad bit over exposed on some areas. It doesn't disturb that much but it could make the difference between a really great shot and a perfect capture... (The difference is small really.)
It's obviously hard to get it right in a setting with lighting over such a wide range as this one. The easiest way to make it better is to do a slight under exposure and toggle levels (and / or contrast) in the post production work. Nice one nevertheless. Cheers.
These are some freakin' fantastic lily pads! Your photo is one of the best captures of this cool plant that I've ever seen! Thank you so much for sharing! Fantastic! Whew!