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Gerry Daniel  > Nature > Plant Life
The images in this gallery will be plant life of one type or another. It could include flowers, leaves, trees, and any other plant life.
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Gerry Daniel > This is one of those photos that almost never happened.  I was finished shooting and was at my car about to put my gear back in the car.  The flowers were in a small bed in the parking lot and caught my eye.

Song for the day is "DLZ" from the "Dear Science (Bonus Track Version)" album by TV On the Radio.
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Gerry Daniel > The rain started a little after sunrise and at times was a heavy downpour.  Shooting in the rain or right after a rain can be a great time to get some nice photographs.  My intention when I began shooting this morning was to capture some nice shots of the water lilies in the rain.  Because it was so early, only a few water lily blooms had opened and a couple more were only partially opened.  That wasn’t a problem.  Enough of them were open and gave me plenty to shoot.

It is easy to get tunnel vision sometimes when I am concentrating on a certain subject that I am shooting.  There are so many things to consider like the perspective, the depth of field, the focal length, the composition, and the direction of the primary light source.  So while I was working with all of that, I almost missed it.  It was so obvious and yet I wasn’t seeing it.  Sure the water lilies were beautiful but on this morning, with the rain drops, the lily pads were outstanding.  By the time I left, I had filled my memory card and had about 240 images.

So the photo of the day is the humble lily pad.  Water lilies are comprised of two families.  The Nymphaeceae are commonly called water lilies and live in freshwater areas.  They can be found in both temperate and tropical climates.  The plants are rooted in soil in a body of water and their leaves and flowers float on the surface.  From what I have read, there are hardy and tropical categories.  The hardy water lilies only bloom during the day.  Nelumbo is the other family of water lilies, more commonly known as lotus or sacred lotus and is the national flower of India.

Some of my water lily flower photographs from today can be found in my water lily gallery: http://gldaniel02.smugmug.com/gallery/5388816_jr976/1/339416501_YonCB

Some of the other lily pad photographs from today can be found in my Bonus Tracks and B-sides - 2008 - 2nd Six Months gallery: http://gldaniel02.smugmug.com/gallery/5468840_XzWBE/1/339413268_n8xdA

Today’s song is by Al Green.  The title is “Tired of Being Alone (2002 Digital Remaster)” from “The Definitive Greatest Hits” album.
holes
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holes
Camera: Nikon Corporation (Nikon D700) |
more details: exif |
original size: 4256px x 2832px |
Current: 600px x 399px |
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