A Beautiful Garden, a photo from Bangkok, Central

Photographer's Note

"One who plants garden, plants happiness". If you would be happy all your life, plant a garden.

About the place
Suan Luang Rama XI was constructed with full cooperation from BMA, Suan Luang Rama IX Foundation and the public and private sectors as well as Thai people in commemoration of H.M. the King's 5th Cycle Birthday Anniversary in 1987. Constructed on a vacant land of BMA at Nong Bon, where have potential to develop to be flood control reservior to store the excess water and release it gradually to the natural water body. This is the method to solve the flood problem in line with H.M. the King's Royal initiative. The park project started in 1984. However, as some pieces of land were private properties, the exchange of land was made; some pieces were donated. Finally, 80 hectares of land were made available for the construction of city park. The transformation of the vacant lowland filled with holes, grass land and paddy fields into the perfectly beautiful park was happened. This magnificent park reflects the power of love, great faith, respect and the harmony of Thai people towards H.M. the King. Certainly, this great work is a heritage to next generations. Source: here

I was trying to find a nice foreground for the bridge, then i spotted this beautiful red flower of lotus at the lower right. I tried several shots at different angle, and this is the most difficult one.

Taken in raw, adjusted hue, saturation, curves and glow a bit in pp.

Exif data
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D50
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
Exposure Time: 1/60
F-Stop: f/11.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Focal Length: 32 mm
Date Taken: 2008-06-22 09:24
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure Program: Manual

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gelor (3233) 2008-06-27 1:33

Bonjour Albert,
Une image aux couleurs fort agréables et bien composée. Bravo
Gérard

Royaldevon (86364) 2008-06-27 1:51

Hello Albert,

This has that irridescent quality of a silk tapestry.
The pov is well chosen to take in the colourful f/g plants.
Excellent composition and colours.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

lilimih33 (9918) 2008-06-27 1:52

Hello Albert!
Very very beautiful this garden full of lotus!
Nice coloirs and very good perspective in your picture!
Best regards!
Lili

hay_kes (31439) 2008-06-27 1:56

Hi Albert,
What a superb landscape.Excellent colours, light and atmosphere.TFS.
Cheers,

hAyAti

macondo (20449) 2008-06-27 1:59

Hello Albert.
Another fine shot of a lake with lilies. You caught a little sunshine on those flowers in the foreground. It makes a lovely composition, looking towards the bridge. You captured the water very nicely. It's a pity the sky is a little washed out, but sometimes even a polariser cannot improve the richness is the light is very bright. Anyway, it's a delightful scene.
Regards,
Andrew

poocha (606) 2008-06-27 2:41

beautiful garden indeed.good composition and great light make this shot wonderful.I've visited there 2-3 times long ago,never feeling it's such a shady garden.with light,color,mood and tone,this shot doesn't look like a real but in the dream:)
TFS

aadilj (18102) 2008-06-27 5:20

Thats so lush and so fresh and so well seen and compsoed. I love the beauty of this one and the way you have captured it wih such balance.

patshoo (952) 2008-06-27 5:43

Beautiful scenery,Very well composition that came from good arrangement in frame,Highly sharpness and good combination of color/light,Also smart placement from foreground to Subject.Outstanding work,TFS.

feather (51130) 2008-06-27 7:42

This is a beautiful and idyllic scene. It was a good decision to include the cerise pink blossoms in the foreground. The light is catching them from out of the shade and there are ecchos of the colour elsewhere in the lake. Good work
Kath

SELU (492) 2008-06-27 7:46

HOLA ALBERT,
A PERFECT COMPOSITION, THE COLOURS WITH VERY LIFE. GOOD SHOT. A GREETING.

kpav (5031) 2008-06-27 8:35

A beautiful garden indeed and a very nice capture from you. The colors are excellent and the photo has a very pleasing dreamy look. Thanks for sharing.
Best regards,
Kostas.

siamesa (28231) 2008-06-27 9:09

Hi Albert,
Splendid picture. The garden is fantastic with these beautiful flowers in the water.Superb and perfect picture.
Regards
Maria

Nicou (193814) 2008-06-27 9:44

Hello,

Ces nénuphares sont de toute beauté, de fleurs mangigique en premier plan avec une très belle perspective sur le pont, vraiment un très bel étang bien fleuri.

Bravo et amitiés

Nicou

MarcT (20964) 2008-06-27 13:32

Hi Albert,
Nice colors, a lot of glamour in your picture. It's a little soft for my taste but still an eye catcher.
BW
Marc

axiotea (21651) 2008-06-28 0:52

Hello Albert
The pink lotus are a good starting point leading nicely the eye to the pond and bridge in nice light/shade contrast. The water texture, colors and choice of vertical format are fine too and your title is just right!
Well spotted!
Marilyn

trekks (14348) 2008-06-28 3:03

hi Albert

Well composed shot, very nice capture of the garden with lovely colors and balanced light control. The lilies and lotus on the pond is very attractive too.

tfs, bill

gunbud (34066) 2008-07-03 19:52

Hi Albert,
Wonderful vertical presentation of this lovely lush garden with such a beautiful mixture of lush green trees, lilly pads and brilliantly colored flowers.
Excellent clarity, depth and sharp details to this beautiful image.
Regards, Tom

wishlist (4133) 2008-07-06 6:49

Hello Albert,
your intro is beautiful, and being so proud of my garden I hope to be happy for the rest of my life!
The picture is amazing, with such a beautiful view; the thing I like best is the great feeling of peace and relax you managed to bring in, as we were into another dimension out of the world. The red spot of the flowers in the fg is simply magic and so important for the eye to start the discovery of the compo. The soft glow you added is very good to emphasize the great feeling of this picture..truly beautiful, I love it!
Thanks for sharing it and regards,

Igor