Picture of lilly...

Never one to advocate shooting around the middle of the day in summer when the sun shines - the light can be harsh and very contrasty - there are times when nature delivers the goods and produces idea conditions.

The sun came out today (hooray!), and I set out for a walk. However, it was not all clear blue skies, and there was thin, high cloud that diffused the sun's rays of the early afternoon to perfection for some in-close photographs. One such subject was the water lilies on the ornamental pond that can currently be found at the end of Fisherman's Walk, Southbourne, Bournemouth. The translucent petals are illuminated by the soft backlighting, producing a pleasing glow to the flowers, whilst contrast is lowered, avoiding deep, featureless shadows.


70-200mm f/2.8D Apo Sigma lens. 1/1250 second at f/5.6.  - 0.33 EV compensation. ISO 400


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