# 2024 Lily Pads Image + Redo

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/2024-lily-pads-image-redo/41946>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** plant-life\
**Created:** [June 27, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/2024-lily-pads-image-redo/41946 "2024-06-27T14:09:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Steve\_Rosendahl](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/steve_rosendahl/32/50658_2.png) [@Steve\_Rosendahl](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Steve_Rosendahl)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/2024-lily-pads-image-redo/41946/1 "2024-06-27T14:09:17Z")

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Redo 1

 ![BWC2 11_genExpand](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/f/9/f9891fbd52ab2d3e1497f5e0d9cebc63ee756b33.jpeg)

 ![BWC2 11.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/d/9/d9be59502ed81ada43aebeb10e1db6e33b905645.jpeg)

> **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_
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> The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

### Description

This is an image from a new project post from last week  
Blackwater Liliy Pads Chapter two  
This is an ongoing project started last year, which is also in projects  
The project last year was called Blackwater Color  
Blackwater Color was chosen as the featured project in this summer’s Nature Vision Magazine.

### Specific Feedback

Cropping and color contrast  
The new project reflects Benjamin Maze’s review suggestions.  
Compare last year to this year  
Ideas about ongoing projects

### Technical Details

 ![image](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/5/7/572268c20f3d9c25040d23909809e4adc904301a.png)

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- Emotional Impact and Mood:
- Composition:
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- Depth and Dimension:
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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/2024-lily-pads-image-redo/41946/2 "2024-06-27T15:06:17Z")

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An excellent image, Steve. I really like the colors and I think the saturation, contrast and luminosity are just about perfect. I do think a bit more black boundary on the bottom and right would be effective.

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Rosendahl](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/steve_rosendahl/32/50658_2.png) [@Steve\_Rosendahl](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Steve_Rosendahl)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/2024-lily-pads-image-redo/41946/3 "2024-06-27T16:34:27Z")

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Thanks @Dennis_Plank  
I added more background. The issue is that the editing software I use only has a black background, so I cannot really see the crop.

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/2024-lily-pads-image-redo/41946/5 "2024-06-27T16:54:18Z")

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Much better, Steve. If your editing software supports layers, you could create an oversize layer with a lighter tone and then add your image on top of it, do your crop and then delete the base layer. Kind of complicated and it seems silly that the software wouldn’t support a gray background.

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Rosendahl](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/steve_rosendahl/32/50658_2.png) [@Steve\_Rosendahl](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Steve_Rosendahl)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/2024-lily-pads-image-redo/41946/6 "2024-06-27T17:04:02Z")

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Hi @Sandy_Richards-Brown, the black background is the swamp water, which is black due to the tannins turning the water black., kind of like tea.  
If you go to my new project post I have some info about the Blackwater Swamps.  
Thanks  
Steve