Lotus flower..

Spent a very hot morning at the local Waterlily / Lotus Gardens.. It is in a disused quarry and just a trap for the sun and no breeze blowing.. were very pleased there was some well placed seats in the shade.. This is one of the beautiful Lotus Flowers they grow them for the seed pod which has a very interesting shape and you often see them in dried arrangement ...

[gloria jones]

Beautiful

[Kerry]

Wow! Fav!

[Graeme Stevens]

Excellent shot, such clarity

[Sam]

So very beautiful!

[Gena Pegg]

FAVulous shot!!! WOW...is spring here already? Lovely

[julia]

@eyesmile No we are in Sthern Hemisphere ... so hot summer day's

[Kevin Wallace]

So much to love about this! Fav at first glance. Thank you

[Ethel]

Now there' a beauty. The light coming through the petals is so lovely.

[Dianne]

This is really gorgeous and shows off its shape so nicely. Great colour and detail - fav

[Denise Wood]

Beautiful transparency :)

[Jan Rose]

Beautiful, love all the shadows.

[Sheralee S]

I love lotus flowers, beautiful shot Julia!

[Tony]

Beautiful.

[Sue Cooper]

Beautiful close-up. Lovely shot.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Superb ,a lovely capture great light shining through the petals enhancing their veined structure -- great pov and presentation !

[j]

Beautiful!

[Babs]

Fabulous and excellent lighting.

[Elisha]

Stunning!

[Paula W]

Gorgeous Julia, love the light through the petals.

[Graham Thresher]

An awesome capture.

[Helen Doyle]

Beautiful. Looks like a painting. FAV

[Jo]

So pretty.

[Pat Knowles]

You are making me envious now.......beautiful & stunning flower......the light highlighting those petals is wonderful.

[👑 AnaZad]

Gorgeous flower and capture.

[Fisher Family]

Love seeing all the veins in the petals. Katharine

[gloria jones]

Beautiful

[Nicole]

This is just gorgeous!! love the flower, color and lighting! fav!

[tony gig]

Outstanding light and capture Julia...Fav

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Very pretty.

[Catherine]

This is stunning! Pure art! Fav

[Kathryn]

Really nice and simple.

[Keri]

Love the light on this

[Rosan]

Beautiful! So well captured!

[Osia Strasner]

Beautiful! I need to FAV it so that I can revisit it. It has such an interesting shape and color, and I love how the light filters through the petals.

[Anne with an E]

Awesome photo, love the impact of the colour.

[julia]

@panthora Thank you so much.. they are such a lovely flower... just found out today that the seed are very beneficial as an anti ager ... may of had to start a little earlier..

[Irene]

Fantastic shot . I was looking at Dianne@didi and she recommended you as having a good shot of what the waterlily originally looked like.

[Irene]

Should have been @dide

[Delia]

Beautiful. Love the light on the petals

[Susan.T.]

Stunning & beatiful,love the soft colour too.
A fav
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