White Water Lily
Water lilies grow only in stand still freshwaters, like large ponds and lakes, with both leaves and flowers floating on the water surface. The white petals often have a pinkish tinge, as can be seen in the shot.
Hundreds of years ago, the roots of the plant were crushed and mixed with wine by monks and nuns as a contra-aphrodisiac…….
Did it work ? No idea.
Dutch name : Witte Waterlelie
German name : Weisse Seerose
Latin name : Nymphaea alba
An Egyptian Water Lily can be seen in the shot below
s. sabine krause 24. August 2013, 12:00
lovely!! it's obviously the big pondwise brother ; ) of my dwarf water lily – it was smaller than my hand and i could stalk it beautifully with my camera because there was a plank covering part of the equally tiny pond, so i could sit on it and point my tiny camera directly at its tiny petals ; )! love, how you used the intricate light to bring out its beautiful rosy shine! i'm always amazed at how they change from pink to white, as the day advances – fascinating spectacle! greetings, sabine.Irbenika 8. Juni 2012, 19:39
Enchanting!!! Lovely shapes in this capture!Ira
Gaby Falkenberg 26. Juni 2009, 10:54
Ein ganz wundervolles Seerosen Porträt,zarte Farben,weiches Licht.
LG.Gaby
Adele D. Oliver 24. Juni 2009, 2:34
A beauty and so well captured with the differently coloured leaves surrounding the blossom!!cheers, Adele
Ayse Nalan Yasin 23. Juni 2009, 23:15
Excellent shot, great composition and beautiful colourGreetings
Ayse
Deryck 23. Juni 2009, 22:43
Lovely shot of this beauiful water lilly. I wonder if the Monks and Nuns ever used their own medicine :-)))Deryck
Jacky Kobelt 23. Juni 2009, 21:07
fantastic !Josef Kainz 23. Juni 2009, 19:25
Sehr schön eine tolle Aufnahmelg. josef
j.a.j.jansen m. 23. Juni 2009, 19:05
A great image and a nice lecture.Regards, Jan.
A. Lötscher -Bergjäger- 23. Juni 2009, 18:22
Wunderschönes Bild mit tollten Farben, einer super Schärfe und einem perfekten Schnitt!!LG Bergjäger
Die Mohnblumen 23. Juni 2009, 15:31
Hallo Mark,da hast Du ein Prachtexemplar der Wasserseerose erwischt. Ganz große klasse!
LG K-H
Maria João Arcanjo 23. Juni 2009, 14:30
Excellent photo my dear Friend!Beijinhos
MJ
Stefan Andronache 23. Juni 2009, 13:46
Beautiful capture. I like it.Greetings, Stefan
Werner R. Albert 23. Juni 2009, 11:18
Simply beautiful, Mark.best wishes
Werner
Pe-Sto 23. Juni 2009, 10:18
... Seerosen finde ich wunderschön, das sind so faszinierende Pflanzen ... eine bezaubernde Aufnahme!!lg Peggy