Passionate Purple
The exquisite beauty of this water lily takes my breath away. In some ways, it seems too perfect to be real. I arrived to shoot just after an afternoon rain storm had washed everything clean. I love each water drop and the way the light bounces off of them. The tips of the flower look like they’ve been dipped in liquid plastic, and the purple is such a delightful contrast to the bright yellow.
Photo taken at Hughes Water Gardens
Taken with a Sony Cybershot DSC-H7
838 views Dec 11, 2009
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SAPARI
great shot..like it..
Cee Neuner replied
I was at the beach the last couple of days and haven’t checked my email. Thanks. This is one of my favorite photos myself.
Kelly d
This is a gorgeous close up
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks for your appreciation.
Nurgen ~~
stunning shot!
Cee Neuner replied
I actually almost fell in the pond taking this photo. It was fun.
red addiction
gorgeous!
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks a million.
Misty Lackey
good center shot
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks. I usually don’t like on center shots, but this one begged for it.
Leanne King
Great angle!
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks. It was a fun day when I took this photo.
Sharon Brady
Brilliant! !Love it!! :D
Cee Neuner replied
Thaks for your appreciation.
Donna I
Beautiful macro!
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks a bunch for your comment!!
Smudger
excellent work
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks. :)
Rita H. Ireland
Just love it!
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks a bunch!
Julia Dresch
incredible!
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks!! Have a wonderful day.
janrique
Absolutely gorgeous!
Cee Neuner replied
Thank you very much! :)
Kathy Reid
Very beautiful congratulations!
Cee Neuner replied
It certainly was fun. Thanks.
LoneAngel
beautiful … congrats on the feature
Cee Neuner replied
Thank you very much :)
Lalanee
Gorgeous shot with fabulous colours!
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks so veru much, I appreciate your comments.
Jason Connolly
Stunning shot here..
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks, I appreciate your comment. :)
Trish Woodford
This is a beautiful macro, the colours are just gorgeous :)
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks for your kind words.
dedad
Amazing!Love the purple color! :)
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks a lot. Truly appreciated your comment.
Cee
macro magnon
Just wow !!!
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks a lot. This has got to be my favorite flower of all time.
Cee
chriso
Great colour and focus – a beautiful shot.
Cee Neuner replied
I appreciate your kind words. Thanks for stopping by my shop.
Cee
LavenderMoon
My favorite color… and really nice macro work!
Cee Neuner replied
Would never have guessed purple was your favorite. LOL. Thanks for your comments I truly appreciate it.
annalisa56
Fantastic macro !!!
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks. I’ve got this blown up big in my bedroom. :)
Ken Thomas
Magnificent macro!!
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks. I love your statute work and macros too….
Cee
JennyDean
excellent work!
Cee Neuner replied
I appreciate your comment. Thanks.
Cee
Tammy Serdiuk
Amazing detail.After recieving your comments I just had to check out your work. You are an amazing photographer. :)
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks for your very kind coompliment. I so enjoy your work as well. :)
kevinmawson
A Beautiful capture indeed!Amazing what the rain leaves you with!
km.
Cee Neuner replied
I love the rain and flowes out here. Thanks for your lovely comment.
Cee
bosmoore
beautiful, tropical waterlilly. The colours are magnificent.
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks you so much for your kind words. :D
Eric Jackson
Beautiful! :o)
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks so very much!
Holly Werner
Beautiful says it all.
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks so kindly for your comment. :D
Paul Martin
lovely intense colour and great focus!
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks for your kind words.
bubbleblue
Stunning.
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks a lot. :D
reneh
Beautiful close up…Love the colors and details !!!
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks so much for you comment and stopping by.
Colleen Drew
Congratulations on your feature Cee!! This is such a fabulous image!
Cee Neuner replied
Colleen, Thanks so much for your wonderful comment. Have a nice day :D
Monica Scanlan
I have never seen this color of a water lily! It is beautiful!!!!
Wonderful shot!
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks Monica for your wonderful comment. I just got back from the water gardens where I took this last year. Got some good photos again, but I don’t think any will rival this one. It’s been too cold a summer :D
ctheworld
Cee, this takes MY breath away too! I love this shot
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks for your wonderful comment.
Anthony Comella
Terrific viewing filled with positive energy!!!
Cee Neuner replied
This is one of my favorites. Thanks so much for your comment. :D
Marija
Congratulations Cee placing in the top ten of the complimentary challenge :)
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks so very much!!!!
ccwri
Congratulations Cee, this is so beautiful!! a fave….carolyn
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks so much!!!
ccwri
Cee, you might enjoy this image Water Lily
:O) Carolyn
Cee Neuner replied
Carolyn you waterlily is gorgeous!!!! Thanks for commenting :D
Marita Sutherlin
I am blown away! This is excellent!
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks. I have this blown up to 4×3 in my bedroom. It’s fabulous. Obviously one of my favorites as well. :D
E.R. Bazor
Love it!
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks so very much!!! I actually have this one blown up to 3×4 in my bedroom. One of my favorites :D :D
evemunich
Congratulations on being featured with this gorgeous image. I just joined this group now and was happy to see you here!
Cee Neuner replied
Welcome to the Beautiful group. It’s been a fun group to be in. Thanks so much for your comment, Eve :D :D
evemunich
Thanks for the welcome! Eve
Els Steutel
Exellent shot, good clearity and colors :o)
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks so much for commenting and stopping by for a visit :D :D
kappisan
Huge fav!:)
super macro shot!:)
Well done!:)
Congrats on your features aswell!:)
kappi
Cee Neuner replied
Yes, this is my all time most popular. Glad you like it. It’s one of my personal favorites as well. Thanks so much for your comment Kappi! :D
diLuisa
Cee Neuner replied
Oh what FUN!!!! Thanks so very much…It is truly an honor!! :D
David Silsbury
Great work Cee, popular too, well done and congratulations on being featured.
David xx
Cee Neuner replied
Thank so so much David!! I truly appreciate you stopping by :D
fourthangel
Congratulations on your feature!
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks so much for your comment. :D
Berns
Many congrats, Cee, its stunning :)
Cee Neuner replied
This is my second most popular!!! Thanks so much for commenting.
ctheworld
This is a remarkably beautiful capture!! The clarity, color, composition are all EXCELLENT!!!!! It takes my breath away….......
Cee Neuner replied
Thanks so much. It was one of my first attempts with this camera to go macro!!
ctheworld
I must know more about your camera….I have a Sony Cybershot dsc also, but mine is a W-90, does the H-7 mean that it has a macro capability? I’m sure it’s a far better and more modern camera than mine…...
Cee Neuner replied
It does have macro capacity. It is a point & shoot. One of the better ones that was out about three years ago. I’m still amazed at how good the Sony Point & shoot camera are!!!!
ctheworld
Well, thanks for giving me more info. As I said before, your photo just takes my breath away! Thank you so much for sharing it!!!
Cee Neuner replied
The pleasure is all mine!!! :D :D Have a great weekend!! :D
GraceNotes 29 days ago
Congratulations on the features, Cee – this is absolutely beautiful! The colors are so vibrant.
Cee Neuner replied 29 days ago
Thanks so very much for your wonderful comments on my flower!!! :D
Bekyy93 27 days ago
Congrats on Feature In “If It Doesn’t Belong”
!!!
Bekyyx
Cee Neuner replied 27 days ago
Thank you so very much for stopping by and taking the time to comment. I truly appreciate it. :D
Detlef Becher 26 days ago
Gorgeous close-up with stunning colours, brilliant camera work Cee! Congratulations on each well deserved feature!

Cee Neuner replied 26 days ago
Thanks so very much Detlef for your awesome comment. :D :D :D
Yool 22 days ago
Cee Neuner replied 22 days ago
What a cool graphic. Thanks so much Yool!!!
Marilyn Baldey 14 days ago
Now that is a water lily picture.
Cee Neuner replied 14 days ago
It was actually one of the first pictures I took after I decided to be serious about photography… Thanks!! :D
Terri~Lynn Bealle 14 days ago
WOW, gorgeous image! STUNNING colors and details!!!
Cee Neuner replied 14 days ago
Thanks so very much for stopping by and commenting :D
Cee Neuner replied 14 days ago
It actually is one of the first waterlilies I ever took. Got real lucky!!! Thanks Marilyn :D