From the Lotus Pond in the Montreal Botanical Garden. I wanted to highlight the subtle elegance of the light, shapes and patterns, without the distraction of bold and vivid colours.
Nikon D7000, Sigma 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6
Focal length 400mm, ISO-400, 1/400 sec. @ f/5.6
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Comments
Brilliant idea Johanne…simply stunning and so well done. Fabulous light, so perfect in B&W…pure elegance!
Thank you for this very nice comment, Marie! :-)
– Johanne Brunet
Exceptional! The light is fantastic! You certainly succeeded!
Many thanks, Joanne! I value your opinion a lot and I always appreciate your comments!
– Johanne Brunet
Absolutely stunning black and white. Such awesome lighting!
Thank you so much for visiting and for your encouraging words, Cee! :-)
– Johanne Brunet
Absolutely beautiful. Wonderful light, gorgeous tones… such an elegant image. Lovely composition too, Johanne :) :) :)
Thank you very much, Mieke! That pond was so full of beauty, it was hard not to find something gorgeous to photograph! :-)
– Johanne Brunet
Exquisite~
Thank you so much! :-)
– Johanne Brunet
It’s got a delicate inner glow. So beautiful.
Thank you for your kind words, much appreciated! :-)
– Johanne Brunet
Oh! Oh! Oh!…………SO gorgeous….has a fabulous translucency…. brilliant!!
Oh, Wendi! Thank you so much for this lovely comment!
– Johanne Brunet
and so you did!! superb work ,, the bw is perfection!!!
Thank you Linda! I was so hoping it would work! I have polarized photochromic lenses on my eyeglasses and looking at the polarized viewer of the Nikon can be tricky. Sometimes, when it’s very sunny, I can’t see anything I did before I get home and view the photos on my monitor! LOL!
– Johanne Brunet
This is so so so beautiful!!!
Thank you very much, Lucky! :-)
– Johanne Brunet
T’es incroyable,c’est de toute beauté!!!
Merci Gigi!! Celle-là a été possible grâce à ta lentille! Alors double merci!! :-)
– Johanne Brunet