The Guiding light
I took this shot in the Stoke Poges memorial gardens which is in Buckinghamshire. The grounds are beautifully set out as a final resting place for your ashes.
I love the way the single flower here looks like a guiding light or a bright beacon to attract the creatures from the pond to it and also the way the blue sky is reflecting on the surface of the water.
NIKON D60 DSLR
F-stop f/5.6
Exposure time 1/640 sec
ISO speed 100
Exposure bias -1.3 step
Aperture Priority
Focal length 105 mm on a 70 – 300 mm Nikon lens
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laurawhitaker
This is gorgeous! Well captured!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you so much Laura for your lovely comment
mltrue
Beautiful, Tony!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Michelle for a lovely comment
Sue Buckingham
That is gorgeous Tony… love the dragonfly on it xx
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you so much Sue xhugsx
Julie Langford
Beautiful shot Tony. the colour of the reflected sky is gorgeous
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Julie for a lovely comment
doreen01
Superb image, the tones is unique!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you so much Doreen
Roseann
Excellent! Great job framing this one. Well done.
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you so much Roseann
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cheerishables
It’s so gorgeous, Tony! I agree with you… that one lone flower glowing and standing tall in the middle of all those lily pads really makes this image stand out. Love it… brilliantly captured.
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you so much Betsy that is a wonderful kind comment
PrairieRose
This is absolutely exquisite photography Tony…..............
All the colours work so beautifully together…........LOVE this image!!
cheers, Rosie :))))))
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Rose for your kindness
CJTill
Beautiful work Tony.
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Colin for a great comment
lorilee
FABULOUS!!!!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Lori for your wonderful comment
Joyce Dickens,...
Superb! :-)) JD
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you for your wonderful comment Joyce
kimie
What a fantastic shot Tony, this is really beautiful and a fave for me x
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you for your lovely comment and fave Kim x
Svetlana Sewell
Great shot – the lilly is gorgeous!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you for your lovely comment Svetlana
JakcTheRipper
the colors are very soft. magnificent!
Anthony Hedger replied
Hey Collin thank you for your wonderful comment my friend
cdwork
Gorgeous image
Anthony Hedger replied
Hey Chrissy, thank you for your lovely comment
Bunny Clarke
Gorgeous capture. Beautiful colors.
Anthony Hedger replied
thank you for your lovely comment Bunny
Trevor Patters...
Excellent shot Tony…. Ummm… Is Lee under one of those lilly pads? ;O)
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you for your great comment Trevor. Lee was under the lilly pad in fact I was holding him under there but the bugger managed to swim off. LOL
scoob29
Beautiful shot Tony
Anthony Hedger replied
thank you for your lovely comment Susan
naturelover
Absolutely stunning- love the Dark green and blue with that one perfect Lily!! – and a flippin’ dragonfly- I can’t catch one of these when surrounded by them- no justice!! lol! x
Anthony Hedger replied
LOL – thank you for your lovely comment Pauline x
lilifrog
J’adore…LOVE very much the colors.beautifull shot.
Anthony Hedger replied
thank you for your lovely comment Lili xx
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Ushna Sardar
love this tony! huggles
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you so much Ushna xx
Susan Kimball
gorgeous!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you so much Susan for your kind comment and it is great to see a new face
lilifrog
SUPERB…
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you so much Lili xxx
Lucindawind
oh so gorgeous !
Anthony Hedger replied
Bless you my dear friend and thank you
Jennifer Potter
WOW Anthony!! This is such a perfect shot! The blue reflecting off of the water is stunning, and what fantastic detail. The little damsel is a brilliant touch!! : )
Anthony Hedger replied
Oh wow Jennifer thank you so much for such a wonderful comment bless you hugs x
Arrowman
Brilliant composition here !
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Colin
dinghysailor1
just superb! love the lily pads just resting on the water and what a great flower!!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Maggie
Canon-Girl
This image conveys so many things all at once. It is calm, tranquil and SO beautiful. My sincere compliments.
Anthony Hedger replied
thank you so much for such a wonderful comment CG
rightasrain
So beautiful! Those blues are gorgeous Tony! Just seeing them and forgetting it’s the sky makes it magic.
Anthony Hedger replied
thank you so much again CG for all of your wonderful comments
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Starz
exquisite !! i like this very much
incredibly beautiful
Anthony Hedger replied
Hey Karon thank you so much for your kind comment
Irene Burdell
Anthony Hedger replied
Oh wow thank you Irene and thank you to the group
Carolyn Staut
Congrats on the feature, a well deserved honor for an exquisite piece.
Anthony Hedger replied
Hey Carolyn thank you so much for your wonderful comment
DonDavisUK
Perfection Anthony, love this single flower floating on a bed of leaves. Marvellous capture mate.
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Don
Kelly d
oh my gosh that is beautiful. Absolutly beautiful. Instant fav
Anthony Hedger replied
Bless you Kelly you have made my Friday great with all of your wonderful comments, thank you my dear friend x
Mariann Rea
Wow! This is marvellous! Love the light and colours!
Anthony Hedger replied
Thank you Mariann