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World Environment Day


World Environment Day
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Copyright: Ulla Kruys (uleko) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2459 W: 168 N: 7421] (23442)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-11-08
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Canon Powershot Pro1
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): water lily [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-06-05 3:49
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Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today is the WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY which was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment in Sweden. Another resolution, adopted by the General Assembly the same day, led to the creation of United Nations Environment Programme. More details on this site - http://www.unep.org/

“Suppose you own a pond on which a water lily is growing. The lily plant doubles in size each day. If the lily were allowed to grow unchecked, it would completely cover the pond in 30 days, choking off the other forms of life in the water. For a long time the lily plant seems small, and so you decide not to worry about cutting it back until it covers half the pond. On what day will that be? On the twenty-ninth day, of course. You have one day to save your pond." (An example of exponential growth given in the Club of Rome report in The Limits to Growth 1972.)

I’m posting a WATER LILY today as a reminder for the need to limit the population, food production, industrialization, pollution and consumption of non-renewable resources if we are to save our planet. This picture was taken at Centenary Lakes in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

Many thanks to Adam and Robert for TrekNature which contributes to our awareness of the beauty of our planet and the need to preserve it!
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Thanks to all for your response!

blakitan, SelenE, JORAPAVI, Alex99, mikou, jaycee, anel, ramthakur, jmp, dew77, SkyF has marked this note useful
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To fragman: Water lily?uleko 1 06-06 13:37
To SelenE: Noteuleko 1 06-05 11:26
To jaycee: Posteruleko 1 06-05 11:24
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Hi Ulla,
Very nicely composed picture. Lovely white lotus, well captured, sharp.
Great shot.

BL

Hi Ulla,
Thanks for reminding and thanks for the good note.
Composition, details and your presentation of this beautiful water lilly is very good. TFS
Selen

Hola Ulla,
Una composición artística y muy bella, Gracias por compartirla. Saludos
José Ramón

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2007-06-05 9:01]
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Hi Ulla,
Beautiful water lilies. It is such a wonderful scene to behold - a pond full of water lilies. But you have highlighted the disadvantages too, to justify that 'all that glitters is not gold'. Immaculate sharpness and neat focus. The POV and DOF is superb as is the shadow of the lily. The green round leaves add soothing colour to the shot. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3030 W: 148 N: 4521] (14603)
  • [2007-06-05 9:52]

Hi Ulla.
What an amazing shot you have shared. Brilliant work, refined reproduction of the beauty of all scene. Leaves, flowers, water, at last, clearness and richness colours and terrific details and sharpness are fantastic. Superb, skilful job. Bravo and my best regards.
Alexei.

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 863 W: 73 N: 1348] (5265)
  • [2007-06-05 10:19]

Hi Ulla.
Very nice picture.I like your used POV and beautiful composition.Great DOF,amazing reproduction sharp details on flowers and leaves on the entire picture(at f/3,5!!).Very good exposure and pleasant natural colors.Excellent work!
TFS,with greeting Milos.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1778 W: 8 N: 4605] (14893)
  • [2007-06-05 10:42]
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Hi Ulla,

Lovely notes and an outstanding picture. The water lilies are beautiful - the composition is superb. Marvelous colors and details. This should be a poster for World Environment Day.

Jane

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 0 N: 1959] (8315)
  • [2007-06-05 13:30]

Hello Ulla,
You have chosen a very artistic picture to illustrate and write about the World Environment Day. I like the vertical framing, the fine colours, especially the marvellous blue of the water, as a fine contrast to the white of the flower. Thank's a lot
Best regards
Anne

Hi Ulla, fascinating composition with splendid flowers, wonderful colors and great sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Belle photo de ces nénuphards qui sont très jolis et bien fleuris, les couleurs sont belles et les détails sont biens nets. Amitiés Thomas

You have dug out an extremely beautiful picture for the occasion, Ulla.
This image is sheer work of art.
And you know what? It does not look like a digital image at all; it looks more like those very eloquent images we used to capture on the slide not many years ago.
I am really bewitched by the beauty of this composition and cannot help taking it straight to my top favourites.
I am with you in thanking Robert and Adam for doing their bit towards promoting awareness about our fragile environment through TN.
Best regards.

Hello Ulla
magnifique cette vue.. les fleurs , les feuilles, le calme de l'eau, cet ensemble est remarquable
Merci
Laurent

Hej Ulla,
a beautiful picture with good exposure, the details in the
whites are well seen.
Fine details and very nice compostion.
And a very good note.
Well done.

En ny solig sommardag är nu till enda men det blir en ny imorgon. Vad ska man lägga upp på nationaldagen,
en sjungande blåmes kanske ;-))

great pic, tell us more aobut this species. Is it open during night time ?

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2338] (8400)
  • [2007-06-05 16:48]

Hi Ulla,
I agree with your reminder 100%. Conpsumption of resources and populations are overwhelming problems.
Thanks for posting something to remind this day.
José Miguel

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 663 W: 98 N: 1260] (4179)
  • [2007-06-05 20:05]

Excellent note and beautiful photo. The very balanced composition is outstanding. I love the exposure and natural colors. Focus is perfect with great texture in leaves.

A really bright image. Lovely.
Julian

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2007-06-06 9:37]

Hello Ulla,
Magnificent post.Well caught,framed and composed.Colors,crisp clear details and exposure are wonderful.Masterpiece!
TFS..:-)

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2007-06-06 11:30]

Hello Ulla,
very nice composition, the DOF and POV are excellent and adds dimension to this photo.
Very nice colors and lovely details.
Sky

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  • iris Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 389 W: 40 N: 730] (2302)
  • [2007-06-06 11:43]

Hi Ulla
A very fitting shot with an example on the World ENvironment Day.
The note is very informative, I really didnt know this about the water lilies.

Good composition, what i love best is the cppature of the surfaace tension of the water where it meets the leaves.
Wonderful Indeed.
TFS & Cheers

This is really lovely Ulla. The good saturated color and sharpness throughout the image is exceptional. I love the elements you chose to include and your careful arrangement of them in the composition. Nice work.

TFS
Evelynn : )

Maravilla de luz, colores y composición. Muy bien captada el agua. Una fotografía para enmarcar. Saludos Ulla.

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