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White Water Lily

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Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

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

Exotic Beauty (1) : Egyptian Water Lily
Mark Billiau.

Comentarios 23

s. sabine krause 24/08/2013 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.
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Irbenika 08/06/2012 19:39
Enchanting!!! Lovely shapes in this capture!

Ira
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Gaby Falkenberg 26/06/2009 10:54
Ein ganz wundervolles Seerosen Porträt,
zarte Farben,weiches Licht.
LG.Gaby
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Adele D. Oliver 24/06/2009 2:34
A beauty and so well captured with the differently coloured leaves surrounding the blossom!!
cheers, Adele
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Ayse Nalan Yasin 23/06/2009 23:15
Excellent shot, great composition and beautiful colour
Greetings
Ayse
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Deryck 23/06/2009 22:43
Lovely shot of this beauiful water lilly. I wonder if the Monks and Nuns ever used their own medicine :-)))
Deryck
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Jacky Kobelt 23/06/2009 21:07
fantastic !
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Josef Kainz 23/06/2009 19:25
Sehr schön eine tolle Aufnahme
lg. josef
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j.a.j.jansen m. 23/06/2009 19:05
A great image and a nice lecture.
Regards, Jan.
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A. Lötscher -Bergjäger- 23/06/2009 18:22
Wunderschönes Bild mit tollten Farben, einer super Schärfe und einem perfekten Schnitt!!
LG Bergjäger
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Die Mohnblumen 23/06/2009 15:31
Hallo Mark,
da hast Du ein Prachtexemplar der Wasserseerose erwischt. Ganz große klasse!
LG K-H
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Maria João Arcanjo 23/06/2009 14:30
Excellent photo my dear Friend!
Beijinhos
MJ
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Stefan Andronache 23/06/2009 13:46
Beautiful capture. I like it.
Greetings, Stefan

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Werner R. Albert 23/06/2009 11:18
Simply beautiful, Mark.
best wishes
Werner
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Pe-Sto 23/06/2009 10:18
... Seerosen finde ich wunderschön, das sind so faszinierende Pflanzen ... eine bezaubernde Aufnahme!!
lg Peggy
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