The Guiding light

Anthony Hedger

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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The Guiding light by Anthony Hedger
The Guiding light by Anthony Hedger
  • laurawhitaker

    laurawhitaker

    This is gorgeous! Well captured!

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Thank you so much Laura for your lovely comment

  • mltrue

    mltrue

    Beautiful, Tony!

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Thank you Michelle for a lovely comment

  • Sue Buckingham

    Sue Buckingham

    That is gorgeous Tony… love the dragonfly on it xx

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Thank you so much Sue xhugsx

  • Julie Langford

    Julie Langfordcommunity host

    Beautiful shot Tony. the colour of the reflected sky is gorgeous

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Thank you Julie for a lovely comment

  • doreen01

    doreen01

    Superb image, the tones is unique!

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Thank you so much Doreen

  • Roseann

    Roseann

    Excellent! Great job framing this one. Well done.

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Thank you so much Roseann

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  • cheerishables

    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

    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

    CJTill

    Beautiful work Tony.

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Thank you Colin for a great comment

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    FABULOUS!!!!

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Thank you Lori for your wonderful comment

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,...

    Superb! :-)) JD

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Thank you for your wonderful comment Joyce

  • kimie

    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

    Svetlana Sewell

    Great shot – the lilly is gorgeous!

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Thank you for your lovely comment Svetlana

  • JakcTheRipper

    JakcTheRipper

    the colors are very soft. magnificent!

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Hey Collin thank you for your wonderful comment my friend

  • cdwork

    cdwork

    Gorgeous image

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Hey Chrissy, thank you for your lovely comment

  • Bunny Clarke

    Bunny Clarke

    Gorgeous capture. Beautiful colors.

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    thank you for your lovely comment Bunny

  • Trevor Patterson IPA

    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

    scoob29

    Beautiful shot Tony

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    thank you for your lovely comment Susan

  • naturelover

    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

    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

    Ushna Sardar

    love this tony! huggles

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Thank you so much Ushna xx

  • Susan Kimball

    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

    lilifrog

    SUPERB…

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Thank you so much Lili xxx

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    oh so gorgeous !

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Bless you my dear friend and thank you

  • Jennifer Potter

    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

    Arrowman

    Brilliant composition here !

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Thank you Colin

  • dinghysailor1

    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

    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

    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

    Starz

    exquisite !! i like this very much
    incredibly beautiful

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Hey Karon thank you so much for your kind comment

  • Irene Burdell

    Irene Burdell

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Oh wow thank you Irene and thank you to the group

  • Carolyn Staut

    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

    DonDavisUK

    Perfection Anthony, love this single flower floating on a bed of leaves. Marvellous capture mate.

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Thank you Don

  • Kelly d

    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

    Mariann Rea

    Wow! This is marvellous! Love the light and colours!

  • Anthony Hedger replied

    Thank you Mariann

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