Uploaded: July 06, 2009 00:50:59
Self Realization Fellowship Gardens
7/3/09 Shutter Priority,f/5.6,250mm,ISO-320,Tripod,Automatic Shutter release.
Shaded natural light through trees,no filters,crop or effects
The roots of a lotus are in the mud, the stem grows up through the water, and the heavily scented flower lies pristinely above the water, basking in the sunlight. This pattern of growth signifies the progress of the soul from the primeval mud of materialism, through the waters of experience, and into the bright sunshine of enlightenment and re-connection with spirit.
Entered into MT
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/3200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, FocalLength: 250.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 40D
Laura E. Swan July 06, 2009
WOWZA! Beautiful, Julianne! Love it! Your framing is superb as well.-Laura #1150311
Melissa G. Meiselman July 06, 2009
Exquisite shot of this beautiful lily taken with ultra sharp detail,a great inner glow and wonderful composition, Julianne!! Great description, as well!! #7708844Brett Dolsen July 06, 2009
Gorgeous light,tones,mood and composition Julianne!!Brett #7708947Clyde Smith July 06, 2009
Beautiful capture. Wonderfull composition, tones and light Julianne. #7708977Stefania Barbier July 06, 2009
spectacular lighting and floral Julianne!!! #7709005Kerry Hill July 06, 2009
Just beautiful, Julianne!! Gorgeous lighting and fantastic composition!! #7709029Tammy M. Anderson July 06, 2009
Beautiful light composition and tones, Julianne. #7709210Barbara Waldoch July 06, 2009
Beautifully captured, Julianne! #7709259Carol Sawyer July 06, 2009
Stunning capture, tones and lighting, Julianne!! #7709404Dominick M. Dimacale July 06, 2009
Stunning image, Julianne.
Dominick #7709508
Val Feldman July 06, 2009
Simply spectacular, Julianne... #7709525Candice C. Calhoun July 06, 2009
A thoughtful, exquisite photo, so lovely and masterfully photographed! Super for the monthly theme!ccc #7709609
Monnie Ryan July 06, 2009
Simply gorgeous, Julianne -- and perfect for the theme this month! #7710132Melissa Olsen July 06, 2009
Julianne, this probably one of the best florals I have ever seen. Great shot and work. #7710204Jack Ryan July 06, 2009
Excellent composition in this beautiful image. Interesting notes as well. Very well done, Julianne. #7710499Marty Straub July 06, 2009
Beautiful exposure, Julianne. Love the yellow light. Pray for the mudders ~those stuck in the mud of materialism. #7710602Julianne Bradford July 06, 2009
Thanks so much Laura,Melissa,Brett,Clyde,Stefania,Kerri,Barbara,Carol,Dominick,Valarie,Candice,Monnie,Melissa! Thanks Sabrina, your comment means so much to me because you are the waterlily expert! Thanks Jack and Marty thanks for the reminder, we should all pray for those stuck in materialism and for ourselves.Plato imagines a group of people who have lived chained in a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall. The people watch shadows projected on the wall by things passing in front of the cave entrance, and begin to ascribe forms to these shadows. According to Plato, the shadows are as close as the prisoners get to seeing reality. He then explains how the philosopher is like a prisoner who is freed from the cave and comes to understand that the shadows on the wall are not constitutive of reality at all, as he can perceive the true form of reality rather than the mere shadows seen by the prisoners
I really appreciate all your comments! #7710745
Rajeev 270293 Kashyap July 06, 2009
Wonderful image, composition, tones & light Julianne!Well done! #7710948Mark Dodge July 06, 2009
Holy smokes! This is beautiful! Love the lighting. You nailed the details, Julianne. Wonderful, excellent composition. :o)... so too much sun is not so good! LOL! #7711029
Julianne Bradford July 06, 2009
Thanks Rajeev. Thanks Mark, you are too funny,Nope too much sun is not good,for waterlilies or blondes. Major smiles here. #7711149Courtenay Vanderbilt July 06, 2009
Beautiful lighting and details on this waterlily capture, Julianne! #7711163Ron McEwan July 06, 2009
Excellent MT Julianne, this is truly lovely, well done. #7711237Gord MacEachern July 06, 2009
Beautiful image Julianne,love your description also! #7711391Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 06, 2009
Remarkable beauty~!!! #7711535Mark Dodge July 06, 2009
:o) You crack me up, Julianne.Hey! Just got my new camera. I'm excited, but now I have to learn to shoot all over again. LOL! Seriously, it's going to take me a few months. You know how it is. #7711930
Eugenio Diaz July 06, 2009
Beautiful capture and lighting!! #7712030Tammy Espino July 06, 2009
Stunning! :) #7712116Yulianto Soeroso July 06, 2009
nice pov and nice composition #7712243Julianne Bradford July 06, 2009
Thanks Courtenay,Ron, Gord,and Donna,I sure appreciate your comments! You will have so much fun with the 50D Mark! I can't wait to see your shots. Thanks Eugenio, Tammy and Yulianto! #7712266Yulianto Soeroso July 06, 2009
nice pov and nice composition #7712269Maria A. Gonzalez July 06, 2009
This is very beautiful,julianne..I like how you were able to isolate the green pods from the beautiful lily..The lighting is amazing and the composition as well.Very well done. #7712477Julianne Bradford July 06, 2009
Thanks Maria, The sun was coming through the trees that shaded the bloom in just the right place at just the right time. I was a student of Yoganandas teachings(the original yogi that started the SRF who lived on this beautiful Encinitas Bluff) I feel I was blessed with the light on this beautiful Lotus flower in his behalf. #7712512A P July 06, 2009
Beautiful water lily capture, Julianne. Caught the light just right. #7712780Sam Britt July 06, 2009
Beautiful theme entry, great composition & lighting, Julianne. #7712782Julianne Bradford July 07, 2009
Thanks Ann and Samantha, I appreciate your comments very much! #7714752Mitch Spence July 07, 2009
Lovely example of isolation with light, Julianne. Nicely done. #7715180Michael Khoury July 08, 2009
This is quite lovely Julianne!Susan M. Campbell July 08, 2009
The lighting is what makes this oh so gorgeous! Nice work!! #7718518Boyd L. Alexander July 08, 2009
This is a stunner Julianne!! Fantastic lighting, composition and colors...like a painting!! Well done!! #7718683Janice Mezzacappa July 08, 2009
Gorgeous!!! Excellent use of lighting and everything else :) Great work Julianne!! #7720236JudyAnn Rector July 10, 2009
Simple, stunning, perfection, Julianne! #7726810Julianne Bradford July 10, 2009
Thanks so much . Your comments make this shot even more special to me. #7727038Wm Nosal July 12, 2009
WOW! Beautiful #7731995Gerri R. Jones July 14, 2009
So pretty Julianne...the light reflecting through the petals is exquisite! #7740249Datha Y. Thompson July 22, 2009
Gorgeous!!! and Perfectly titled Julianne :0) #7771305Nikki McDonald July 22, 2009
The light is perfectly beautiful here, Julianne, and I love the gray-green tones of the background pads. Welcome to 101. #7772531Chris Schlosser July 26, 2009
Julianne, very beautiful shot! #7783131Julianne Bradford July 26, 2009
Thanks Wm,Gerri,Datha,Nikki and Chris, I appreciate your comments! #7783265Courtenay Vanderbilt August 17, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist, Julianne! #7857661Nancyj E. Hovey August 17, 2009
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SKaren Celella August 17, 2009
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist Julianne! The light is exceptional and your description is very interesting. #7858487Ron McEwan August 17, 2009
Let me repeat myself my friend, it is a pleasure to congratulate you on getting a well deserved Silver. #7858565Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 17, 2009
A remarkable water lily image. Congratulations on another finalist Julianne.Good luck in the next round and keep up the GREAT work!
Your friend,
Donna #7858810
Julianne Bradford August 17, 2009
Thank you all for your congratulations. I am so honored! #7858850Ruth Grimm August 17, 2009
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Julianne ! #7858852Val Feldman August 17, 2009
I'm so happy to congratulate you a second time, Julianne! A beautiful capture and a much-deserved Finalist!! WTG, California Lady!!! Val #7859411Wm Nosal August 17, 2009
Beautiful Shot! #7860130Valentin M. Armianu August 17, 2009
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist!! Excellent shot! #7860138Carol L. Fowler August 17, 2009
Wow- another one! Congrats! #7860243Terry Cervi August 17, 2009
Amazing detail and a very beautiful shot, Julianne! Congrats on your finalist! #7860409Sharon Sawyer August 17, 2009
HUGE congratulations on your outstanding and well deserved finalist, Julianne!!! All the best in the next round. #7860511Karen Engelbreth August 17, 2009
Congratulations Julianne... #7860547Linda L. Ruiz August 17, 2009
just beautiful light...Congrats #7860640Stefania Barbier August 18, 2009
huge congrats again!!!! #7860902Susan M. Hembree August 18, 2009
Beautiful, Julianne! I love how the flower glows against the backdrop! Congratulations! #7860972Katarina Mansson August 18, 2009
Lovely floral. Congratulations on your finalist! #7861270Anita Hogue August 18, 2009
B E A U T I F U L !!!!! Congratulations! #7861578Daniella Puente August 18, 2009
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Julianne, is a beauty! :))) #7862190Eugenio Diaz August 18, 2009
Congratulations on this Fabulous Finalist, Julianne! #7862270Les Rhoades August 18, 2009
Congratulations on your Finalist selection! #7862290Mitch Spence August 18, 2009
Congratulations to you, Julianne! #7862945Jeana Clark August 18, 2009
~J~ #7863207
Susan M. Campbell August 18, 2009
Way to go! A well deserved finalist. #7863273Colleen Farrell August 18, 2009
Gorgeous, Julianne! Big congrats on your finalist! #7863921Mary K. Robison August 18, 2009
Superb and well-deserved finalist, Julianne!Julianne Bradford August 19, 2009
Thank you all for your wonderful comments and good wishes. I appreciate them so much! I am so honored! #7867501Melissa G. Meiselman August 20, 2009
Congratulations on this striking finalist, Julianne!! The lighting is simply wonderful!!! #7872083Nadya Johnson August 20, 2009
This is stunning, Julianne! The light is wonderful. I really like the "parchment" of those pretty glowing petals! Congratulations on another awesome finalist!(Also, enjoyed your commentary. Read, or see enough about M-theory and quantum mechanics and you realize ALL we really see or know about, are "shadows," chimeras and wisps of Unreality. In fact - we're just as shadowy, ourselves! If you expand an atom so the nucleus is the size of a pea and you put it in a HUGE cathedral such as Notre Dame, the electrons surrounding it would be flickering against the outer walls! I believe it was Einstein who said, "The universe is stranger than you can even imagine." Not exact but close... !) #7872661
Anne M. Young August 21, 2009
Congratulations - beautiful finalist! #7876555Tammy Espino August 22, 2009
Congrats!!! :) #7878525Randy A. Baumhover August 24, 2009
This is a true beauty, fantastic capture! Congrats on your finalist nod. RB #7884960A P August 26, 2009
Still playing catch up on things but wanted to congratulate you on BOTH your amazing finalist, Julianne. #7889414Boyd L. Alexander September 23, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on both of your terrific finalist wins Julianne..I knew this was going far when I made it a fav!!! #7974355Julianne Bradford November 02, 2009
Thanks for all your great comments.This picture almost took itself because of the lighting. I was privileged to click the shutter. #8097405Amanda D. Austwick May 13, 2010
LOVE this image Julianne! The details, the lighting everything! A well deserved Finalist award! #8610103Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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