Picture of the day - April 11, 2009

"Water Lily"

Photo courtesy of Bruce Brouwer.        (Click on the photo for a larger view) Several images of water lilies have been featured as "Pictures of the Day" over the years, but this one is something special indeed. It features a close-up view of a single water lily blossom in all its colorful glory. These spectacular flowers are quite beautiful when they cover a small pond en masse, but I had never really noticed just how stunning each individual blossom is until now. Great job on this one Mr. Brouwer! Here are the camera and settings used to capture this image: Camera: Olympus U20D Focal length: 17mm Shutter speed: 1/100 second Aperture: f/5.2 ISO: 100   Visitor Comments... Name: Gene Dillow Town: Vancouver, British Columbia Like you, I had never really noticed just how gorgeous water lily blossoms really are. Thanks to Mr. Brouwer, now we do. Wonderful photo!!!     Name: Phyllis Helton Town: Bristol, VA Yes, you are right "special indeed".   Comment on today's picture  |  View previous "Pictures Of The Day"  |  Submit a photo Why I publish the "Picture Of The Day"