Reflecting Water Lily #1
by Bruce Bley
Title
Reflecting Water Lily #1
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This photograph of a tropical water lily in black was taken in a small pond at the Chicago Botanical Gardens in Glencoe, Illinois this past summer. It is a tropical Daylily bloom. When taking this work, I was try to capture the detail of the lily and the beautiful reflections of the lily in the still water.
Tropical water lilies bloom from summer to winter.
The Chicago Botanic Garden traces its origins back to the Chicago Horticultural Society, founded in 1890. With the motto Urbs in Horto, meaning "city in a garden," the Society hosted nationally recognized flower and horticultural shows, its third the World's Columbian Exposition Chrysanthemum Show, held in conjunction with the world's fair in October 1893.
After a period of inactivity, the Chicago Horticultural Society was restarted in 1943. In 1962, its modern history began when the Society agreed to help create and manage a new public garden. With the groundbreaking for the Chicago Botanic Garden in 1965 and its opening in 1972, the Society created a permanent site on which to carry out its mission. The Garden today is an example of a successful public-private partnership. It is owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and operated by the Chicago Horticultural Society.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage and in the various galleries and groups that I am a member of. Your comments on my work are greatly appreciated. Thank you for visiting.
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November 20th, 2016
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Comments (18)
Bruce Bley
Thank you for the feature in the group "New FAA uploads limit one daily". I sincerely appreciate it, Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography.
Oiyee At Oystudio
So beautiful. So trnaquil. I love it! Now featured in A Sense Of Serenity Group.
Bruce Bley replied:
Olyee, Thank you for the nice comment and feature in the group "A Sense Of Serenity". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Judy, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "USA Photographers Only". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
John, Thank you for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
David, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Midwest America Photography". Thank you so much.
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in the World We See Group:-)
Bruce Bley replied:
Robyn, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "The World We See". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Dan, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Premium FAA Artists". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Nader, I m very grateful for the feature in the group "Black And White Photography". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Doug, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Lilies - Lotuses". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Romuald, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Kim, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Floral Photography And Art". I am very grateful for the honor.
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Grayscale Outdoors” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Bruce Bley replied:
Allan, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "The Grayscale Outdoors. I appreciate the honor.
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