Victoria amazonica Photo

Photographer’s Note

Discovery of Victoria for the botanical world was made by Bohemian botanist and naturalist Tadeáš Haenke in 1801. Sent to Bolivia by the Spanish government to investigate the flora there, Haenke is said to have first seen Victoria on the river Mamore', one of the tributaries of the Amazon.

Alcide d'Orbigny saw the plant in Corrientes in 1827 and sent specimens and drawings to France. He saw it again in Bolivia in 1833 and published accounts of it several years later. German botanist Robert Schomburgk found Victoria on the Berbice River in British Guiana in 1836 and sent specimens and figures home to Europe. It was from these, in 1837, that English botanist and horticulturist John Lindley established the genus Victoria and described the species regia in honor of Queen Victoria.

http://www.victoria-adventure.org/victoria/victoria_history.html

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gervaso (5710) 2006-03-23 21:01

Wonderful picture, with excellent colors! And I also like your note. It's interesting how the two plants seem to be fighting.

MLINES (10998) 2006-03-23 21:02

Good close up of these monter water lilies. Good colour, clarity and cropping.

weswang (18223) 2006-03-23 21:05

Hi Gabriel. It looks that the leaves were fighting for their territory quietly. A nice detailed shot of the beautiful saturated colors on the leaves. Nice sharpness and excellent contrast and details. Well done.

carmem_busko (3639) 2006-03-23 21:27

Beautiful colors and light.
Original POV.
TFS,
Carmem

mdetay (4362) 2006-03-23 21:41

Hi Gabriel,
Nice colors, good explanation. Good POV.
TFS. Cheers.
MD

rafelito (3645) 2006-03-23 21:52

Gabriel
Excelente foto, inmejorable en calidad y color, te felicito
saludos
Rafael

Scharan (13955) 2006-03-23 22:02 [Comment]

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vagabondtravels (6115) 2006-03-23 23:20

Good POV. Really nice colors.

Wahclellaspirit (3017) 2006-03-23 23:40

Hello Gabriel,
A beautiful image of these lily pads. Beautiful colors and great choice of lighting exposure and depth. Well done....

barrufeto_77 (25945) 2006-03-24 1:08

Hola Gabriel.

Unos colores y una definición buenísimos!!!

Un saludo, Oscar

fayeulle (26547) 2006-03-24 2:20

Hi Gabriel
Very strong colors for this shot. The green is fantastic. It's a very good shot with well done note.
Cheers
JP

ramthakur (1501) 2006-03-24 3:22

Hi Gabriel!
What a mammoth plant! What are its dimensions actually? Looks like these saucer shaped things span several feel of space over water.
Thanks for sharing the picture of this unique plant native to Bolivia.
Ram

ls7902 (6392) 2006-03-24 3:28

Very unusual looking water lily. Good capture.

Zumosol (520) 2006-03-24 3:52

Hi Gabriel
una foto estupenda,colores y nitidez increibles!!
La nota esta tambien muy bien.Una vez vi un documental sobre Tadeas Haenke sobre su vida y obra y realmente era fascinante!!

nels (2455) 2006-03-24 4:28

hi gabriel much better pov than your other posting i was wondering if they were the giant one now i can se that they are lovely colours and definition tfs

adrian

efigesta (12181) 2006-03-24 4:48

Ola Gabriel
que perfeita foto esta, as cores a macro, o ponto de vista, tudo muito bom
abraço
manuel

sergio1 (12150) 2006-03-24 4:55

Hola Gabriel,
Creo que esta es una de las mejore fotos de naturaleza que he visto por el momento. Los colores son buenisimos y la definición espectacular
Un gran trabajo
Te deseo un feliz fin de semana
Saludos

pablominto (41458) 2006-03-24 4:58

He Gabriel,
Pleasant composition... I love the framing!
You showed us the way to make this awesome plants look like dynamic..!
Great lush green of the rain forest, very nice indeed!
Regards,
Pablo -

Chips12 (284) 2006-03-24 5:32

Good colors and good shaprness
Good job

Pierre

Jribeirosantos (1908) 2006-03-24 6:51

Hola Gabriel :)

here in Portugal we call them nenufar... it's only missing the beautiful flowers ... Amazing picture!

Joana

alekpet (4659) 2006-03-24 7:00

Hi Gabriel.

This is really a special photo from a special angle.
Beautiful sharpness and strong light.
Nice leaning of one vistoria onto another.

Aleks

markstaples (15670) 2006-03-24 7:03

A beautiful almost abstract shot of these beautiful victoria lilies. Very well composed. Thanks for sharing.
Best wishes
Mark

riclopes (33135) 2006-03-24 9:06

Olá Gabriel,
Já andava à espera de uma aproximação destes nenúfares há algum tempo. Que imagem espectacular! Adoro o detalhe do que está a subir para cima do outro. Excelente qualidade de imagem e um pormenor muito bem composto. Parabéns!
Um abraço,
Ricardo

josepmarin (34131) 2006-03-24 12:22

Hola Gabriel,
Bonito encuadre de estos nenúfares. Los colores son bonitos y muy vivos, la iluminación correcta y también el enfoque.
Buen trabajo.
Saludos,
Josep

CRATEOS (7274) 2006-03-24 13:03

Perfect....this foto is perfect....have everything ingluding our admire!!!!GNGRS Nikiforos

quillo (7348) 2006-03-24 14:12

Buen trabajo Gabriel, los colores y el detalle son estupendos, el encuadre cercano a las hojas está más que justificado.

Enhorabuena por esta foto.

Un saludo ..... Paco

saguzar (862) 2006-03-24 15:30

Hola Gabriel,
impresionantes plantas acuáticas! Muy linda composición y buen´sima nitidez. Los colores y la luz están estupendos.
Saludos

berek (29049) 2006-03-24 15:45

Hi Gabriel,
I remember your other Victoria pictures. beautiful green and very interesting plant. Thanks for your sharing.
Friendly Regards
B.Erek
Meaning ( Sense ) 9,Framing:10,Idea :10

rosaline (0) 2006-03-24 15:48

Hi Gabriel
Very impressive colours, great close up shot and wonderful detail. I love the richness of this shot. It is excellent.
Aubrey

leo61 (43830) 2006-03-24 15:48

Hi Gabriel!
I know these plant as Victoria Regia.
Your foto is a wonderful one.Everything perfect:colors,light,sharpnes,details......and good note
Congratulation!!!
Thanks and regards,LEO

Fixfocus (9377) 2006-03-24 16:45

Hello Gabriel,
Yes,they are really impressive and your capture makes this visible.I like the tight framing and the vivid colors, it comes along with an interesting note.
Have a nice weekend,
Hermann

TeresaT (10733) 2006-03-24 17:16

Hola Gabriel
Muito bem captado este detalhedas bonitas pantas.
Com uma luz fantásticas e umas texturas perfeitas.
Muito bom mesmo.
Cumprimentos
Teresa

dHitman (0) 2006-03-25 5:12

Hi Gabriel,
Simply marvellous! Great colors and sharpness. The tight framing works well and the highlights really give the picture the 3D like feel. Very good work. TFS!
Regards, Jino

managua (902) 2006-03-25 5:36

Hi Gabriel,

that's simply fantastic, extraordinary!
No words for the colours, the green is something, so strong and so vivid!
Your composition idea, the way you captured this, very beautiful, moreover it is very sharp.. I like it very much, congratulations for creativity!
Regards,
Andrea

Galmeida (12559) 2006-03-25 6:43

Olá Gabriel,
Excelente este seu trabalho com esta captura e enquadramemto a estas belas Victorias Amazonicas. Muito boas cores, luz e saturação de cores. Boa perspectiva e um resultado macro muito bem realizado. Parabéns e um bom fim de semana. Um abraço amigo,

Fernando

saigon (5521) 2006-03-25 14:41

superbe image de ces plantes botaniques !
bravo amigo del PORTUGAL !
amitiés....aldo.

rick_matt (177) 2006-03-25 18:36

Ola Gabriel
wow para esta foto
linda amei cores fabulosas e nao vale a pena acrescentar mais ao que os outros disseram
abraço
ricardo

atus (15476) 2006-03-26 3:41

Hello Gabriel,
fantastic shot with beautiful colors, very good focus, sharpness and very well visible details.A great one,compliments!
Attila

Marlis (2274) 2006-03-26 15:19

hola Gabriel,
stunning image of those gigantic leaves. The details are amazing and the colors beautiful.
Very good Pov.

AiresSantos (42986) 2006-03-27 3:46

Hi Gabriel,
Superb capture with excellent colors ! Good point of view, sharpness and light. I also like the note.
TFS and have a nice weekend,
Aires

svo555 (1028) 2006-03-27 8:02

Hola Gabriel
Un verde muy intenso y gran definición en esta toma.
Buen trabajo
Sergi

Janice (4386) 2006-03-27 14:59

Wow Gabriel, this is a super plant. What wonderful leaves. Nice and sharp, showing us the veins and detals. Well done, TFS
Janice

devimeuxbe (56406) 2006-03-30 1:56

Hi Gabriel
VEry beautifull composition for the colors, the light and the cropping .
Well done
BErtrand

coco (28152) 2006-03-30 15:19

Hola otra vez, Gabriel.
Tanto la luz como el color son buenos, así como la composición y el punto de vista (sobretodo este último).
Pero por poner un pero: exceso de definción.

Nada grave.

Carlos.

aznegrao (10246) 2006-03-31 9:55

Hola Gabriel !!
Que enquadramento interessante!!
Gosto da perspectiva informativa da vitória régia, com tons de aparencia natural e agradável com detalhes bem definidos.
Saludos!
aznegrao.

munki (1287) 2006-04-01 4:03

Hola Gabriel,
Los verdes de esta foto son impresionantes.Me gusta mucho como la has encuadrado,es muy original.
Saludos
Marcos

capthaddock (28640) 2006-04-02 15:39

Hi Gabriel - wow, amazing detail, I especially like the overlapping part, excellent work,.

ChrisJ (70443) 2006-04-03 4:17

Ola gabriel

Amazing giant waterlilies. I like the green color & superb sharpness. I uploaded a shot I took of these, from Thailand. Felicitations!

sleon (9352) 2006-04-03 11:20

Hi Gabriel
Your tight crop really emphasises the lovely shapes and luscious green colour. Great observation of this scene which almost has an abstract feel.
Regards, Susanna

sixTL (8586) 2006-04-05 4:44

Hola Gabriel, very intresting shot. Colors are great. Very well done.

Artur

bebeM (412) 2006-04-07 21:41

Wow, seem like some carnivore plants fighting! Very sharp image, the veins are rendered with accuracy and I like the contrast with the leaf itself and also the sparkles in the water inside it. They are huge and beautiful! Maybe you have a flourished one?
Bebe

greg64g (11193) 2006-04-12 6:00

Hello Gabriel

Superb picture you had taken here. the colors and pov are perfect. this picture deserve really all these compliemnts
thanks
greg

USErin (445) 2006-04-13 10:34

Thank you for zooming in to show the detail of these amazing plants. Great colors!

veronika (6022) 2006-04-13 10:39

Hola Gabriel very nice composition and thanks for that note :)
Veronika

nivas37 (662) 2006-04-13 10:48

Hi Gabriel,
Excellent Closeup shot. The colors are so impressive, and the POV is all the better... Great great great Work !!!!
Rgds / Nivas

napdsp (732) 2006-09-06 15:32

Very wonderful vivi colors. The sharpness and detail is amazing. TFS.

agbonavita (0) 2006-09-28 12:03

Beleza de foto dessas vitorias regias! Elas são realmente lindas não?

Bons tons de verde e ótima nitidez!

Abraço
Andre