Reflected Tulips
Tulip time in the Skagit Valley, WA. These are reflected in a puddle in a brief sunny period between heavy rains. Canon D60. 1/60 at f/16
Also see a beautiful watercolor rendering of this by Melodius
Vanesse has linked one of her beautiful poems to this image as well.
Reflected Tulips belongs to the following groups:
Abstract Realism, Abstracts from Nature, All About Water, All That is Nature (Photography Only), Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), Friends of RedBubble, Landscape and Abstract Photography, Light and Reflection 1/24, Reflectivity and Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

JoanIreland1970
oh wow, thats cool!
gsafternoon
nice shot!
Marita McVeigh
very nice.
Carol & Kev Ha...
Wow!! Beautiful shot!
Globalphotos
Lovely abstract shot, gorgeous colours :))
LindaR
Love this sweet shot
Paul Scarsella
wow this is awesome!
Tom Vaughan
Thank you all! This reminds me that spring will eventually come here.
Chris Clark
simply stunning
Peter Zentjens
An awesome reflection. Good call to take only the refleciton and nothing of the flowers itselfs, gives a very special effect.
Steve Taylor
Very nice
whisperingruth
Fabulous shot . . . very well done Tom!
dinghysailor1
wonderful work!
Karin Roberts
Beautiful shot..wow!...enjoy looking at all your shots :)
Nanmarie
WOW!
Joanne Bradley
wonderful reflection. Great capture!
Wendella Reeves
Beautiful job!
liak
Absolute favorite, wonderful work, so beautiful!
Richard Ion
Superb photo Tom, you did well to spot this.
Richard
Marilyn Harris
Love your work Tom! Especially like this for it’s reflections – Beautiful capture!
ElRobbo
This is very nice! Again, well spotted, Tom!
jotography
Wonderful rendition of these beautiful flowers. The composition is brilliant.
dinghysailor1
well spotted indeed! lovely capture!
Alison Edge
Such a different take, excellent shot.
Tom Vaughan replied
Thanks, Alison. I used to have it oriented 180 degrees around, but realized I like it much better this way.
FlowersEtc
WONDERFUL IDEA HERE. Beautiful reflecting Tulips.
Nixter
This is beautiful!
totty23
ohh this is a wonderfull picture. I really like how the waves semi distort the picture!
sam
susi lawson
superb!
Nikki Trexel
wow – great eye to see this! amazing reflection and capture.
april connolly
great shot! i love the colors.
Mui-Ling Teh
Such vibrant colours with a neat rippling effect
Wendy Slee
stunning and totally unique!
Lucindawind
beautiful reflection and flowers
Adam Wynn
colours are choice
AnnaMarie
Excellent work!
JKomendanovic
Great photo!:)I like it!:)
Margaret Barry
Beautiful capture. Amazing colors and reflections!
jlynn
Great spot:) Beautiful image!
LaFleureRouge
Tyvm for the comments Tom and this is a lovely reflection. Bravo!
melodious
ooohhhhhhhhhh wow! i want to paint this!!!!
Tom Vaughan replied
Please do…I would be honored!
melodious
really? wow, wonderful…. I will!!!
Maria Murphy
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jesika
Really really pretty
j
Aimerz
beautiful!
WayneD
nice one.gorgeous colors. Nice lighting.Great work.
Jennifer and P...
An interesting and unique capture
greenfrog153
Beautiful image Tom.
mingtees
very cool shot, and nice colors too.
Kim Davitt
wow stunning shot, great work
Tom Vaughan
David Harris
Very nice work Tom!
Kate Wall
STUNNING!!
Jodie Carruthers
Fantastic. Beautiful shot. Great spotting Tom!
Rosalie Scanlon
Beautiful image, good eye.
Katja Klages
That´s different and cool :-)
melodious
Thank you so much Tom…Painting complete! Such wonderful inspiration!
Tom Vaughan
Here is Mel’s painting

A beautiful and delicate rendering:
melodious
Wow! Thank you!
Charl045
Beautiful and wonderful perspective!..Love it!
jerry alcantara
very beautiful work!
stephaniek
Very nice and very different! And Cool.
Larry Butterworth
I thought at first this was pastel drawing. Its got great movement in it. Nice work.
Tom Vaughan
Thanks very much, Larry. I hope you check out Mel’s watercolor (above) for another interpretation of these tulips.
melc16
i love this photo… !
Mel Brackstone
Wow, this is gorgeous!
IngerMargrete
This is beautiful work – love the colors:)
nancie
nicely donE!!!
Kerry Kilcoyne...
Truly beautiful.
Daniel J. McCa...
Terrific shot! Fantastic eye! Very well seen & captured!
Carol Lirette
this is really gorgeous! !
Rachel Leigh
Lovely!
Sean Farragher
beautiful
Mar Silva
Very beautiful reflective imagery.
Nedrick
I like. Great colors.
R. Jason Smith
LOVELY image! Great work!
Margot Kiesskalt
Brilliant work – cleverly executed!
Len Bomba
Hi Tom. When I registered for RedBubble a few days ago, this photograph was on the main ART page and caught my attention immediately. I am a huge fan of floral shots and water reflections so this was an instant delight. It serves as a huge inspiration and drives me to achieve such remarkable photographic skills. -Len
Jacqueline Baker
Wow i’m actually looking forward to the next rainy day and i’m gonna go puddle searching see what i can find…...simple but so, so effective!!
jordanpaint
Amazing shot, Tom!
Ellaine Walker
beautiful shot! great work.
Tate6
So beautiful! It looks like Monet! My sister is Serendipity2lip and she loves tulips. I’m going to tell her to come take a look!
Tom Vaughan replied
Thanks, Terry… she might also like a wonderful watercolor that “Melodious” painted from this image (see above)
Tate6
Exactly what I thought! I just email this to her and pointed out the painting also. Thanks so much!!
Anaa
Lovely shot !! :)
paknpak
brilliant!
Sensiworld
Great reflection, brilliant shot !
Jerame *
very cool
Lara Bianco
clever shot – well done looks great
ilziAndPeter
Like an impressionist painting – only no dots.. Lovely feel to picture. Thank you.
Rosalie Dale IPA
Congrats on the SS Group Feature!
melodious
So lovely to find you featured in Stillness Speaks! Yay!
Deborah H. Ben...
Totally beautiful!!
Elaine Harriott
Wonderful reflections, what a great eye to catch this!
Hemalata
Absolutely exquisite reflections. Well captured.
aroha
this is fantastic!! what a great eye you have :)
Dayonda
Congratulations for having your good work Featured on the STILLNESS SPEAKS Group Home Page! 25 July 2008
This is one of the most beautiful reflections pics I’ve ever seen—Fabulous work!
Astrid Pardew
Very beautiful reflection!!!
salvatori
This is a STUNNING shot!! ... well done Tom…...
amarica
Lovely work Tom.
lucin
Monet move over. :) Your comment on my volleyball net made me curious and I have come looking. Your work is marvelous.
Jen Wahl
I love this, Tom. Reminiscent of Monet….
RichardRizzo
fantastic image !
mgrffths
Love this shot, Tom. Very very nicely done!
rodsfotos
I’m a bit of a fan of reflective images and this one’s a beauty Tom, red,green and blue contrast so well, well done indeed,
Regards, Rod.
Schock100
beautiful work
Antanas
Great capture, beautiful shot
Bruce Dickson
Great shot
cynthiab
stunning
linda858100
FABULOUS
JennyDean
Hey way to go that’s a great shot, I just love water and reflections especially with a camera in hand!
Seosamh
Excellent mood…
len Janes
Gorgeous Tom, love the reflections
Angela King-Jones
feels like a painting .. just beautiful
Rebecca Bryson
Awesome capture!
Bluesrose
Water tulips…
Great reflection work! Beautiful art
Holly Cawfield
Wonderfully seen and captured Tom! This is lovely indeed!!!
Holly :-)
Anthony Mancuso
still one of my all time favourite images Tom!!! just spectacular!
John44
Great idea and so well executed!!
Aimelle
beautifully captured and lovely colors. superb
Neophytos
A moment in time ,and a beautiful one .!moments like that should be enjoy to the full ! images like that must be Treasured for ever !!!!
Tom Vaughan replied
Thanks, Neophytos! It was a beautiful time… the tulips go on for acres and acres… one patch red, another yellow, another white… a beautiful place in the spring.
Sharon Hammond
A beautiful capture
Ralph Olsson
Outstanding work:)
Cheryl Lunde
Wonderful perspective on this, love it. Instant fave!
gompo
Very nice!
turtlepath
Fantastic work!
Bruce Dickson
Very cool …
Meeli Sonn
Beautiful, very much.
Ming Myaskovsky
Wow, this is very beautiful!!! many compliments here I’m not surprised, great work!!
ktowers
beautiful
NatureGreeting...
Beautiful image! Congrats on its feature!
erika15
This is amazing!!! WOW!! what else can i say?? :)
Alessandro Pinto
awesome image.. fantastic reflection, colours and comp ! great capture !
erika15
Congrats on the feature!!! :D
Mike Stone
What a great idea and fantastic result. Congrats!
John44
Wonderful, really wonderfull
well done!
John
Marilyn Baldey
Georgous, and I can see lots of other people think so too which is nice.
FelicityB
So unusual, love it!
Tibby Steedly
WOW!!! This is truly beautiful!!!
Larasolnishko
talant, talant and ones more talant! What else can I said!
goga
wonderful … tulips are my favorite flowers
Tom Vaughan replied
Thanks very much, goga! they are a beautiful sight in the growing fields.
Barbara Brown
A great shot!!!
Lois Bryan
oh how COOL this is!!!!! a reflection in a puddle??? REALLY!!!! Oh, wow!!!!!! I lvoe it!!!
Tom Vaughan replied
Pleased you like it, Lois… thanks!
Mel did a wonderful watercolor of it a while back, too.
kathy s gillen...
Fantastic capture
Sharon Mau
It is a lovely image Tom, I love the impressionist look of this pretty photograph!
stevengeer
Tom Vaughan replied
Thanks much!
Rebecca Cozart
Well spotted. Nice image.
Tom Vaughan replied
Thanks, Rebecca… appreciated!
BarbaraManis
Stunning work!
sneha
wow!!!! this is so cool!!
Keith Richardson
Great creation Tom – inspires us to get out and LOOK more!
Jeremy Trick...
The red and green works well on the blue, and it is a great subject, wonderful photo just can’t fault it.
Tibby Steedly
Beautiful and magical shot, Tom!!
TaniaLosada
My favourite flowers!!! Love your pic!
Haydee Yordan...
Tom… this is a great shot… wow…. above all a fresh idea and outlook. You know I am a water freak and love reflections in the water… and have enjoyed your work a lot!!! Congratulations for all the comments and praise you have received here!!
Richard George
Great shot
Lois Bryan
Oh, Tom … my goodness … this is fantastic!!! A natural abstract!!!
Sandra Pearson
beautiful….
walela
Beautiful!!
PapasGirl 14 days ago
this is really very good..love your colors and capture..great job
Tom Vaughan replied 9 days ago
Thanks very much!
Bootiewootsy 14 days ago
Excellent image. Beautiful reflections and colors.
Tom Vaughan replied 9 days ago
Pleased you like it! Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Valentina Henao 5 days ago
amazing photograph!
Brian Downs 4 days ago
Simply Brilliant Tom