In "Lily Pad Reflections, Colorado," Glen Wilbert photographs a still pond covered with lily pads, framing the dark water so that the pads scatter across the surface and a bright patch of reflected sky and trees opens in the lower center.
The image is rendered in black and white, with the water reading nearly black at the top and the lily pads appearing as pale, repeating shapes across it. Glen tilted the view down onto the surface so there is no horizon, only the flat plane of the pond, the floating pads, and the mirrored reflection of clouds and dark trees breaking through near the foreground. A few reeds rise at the bottom edge. The contrast between the inky water and the silver reflection gives the picture its structure.
The image was made on a pond in Colorado and treats a quiet natural scene as a study in pattern and tone. It carries an echo of Monet's water-lily subjects, here rendered in stark black and white rather than color.
In black and white, the composition is built on pattern and tonal contrast: pale pads and bright reflection set against near-black water.
Awards and Recognition
Glen Wilbert's work has earned national recognition, including First Place at the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards, multiple Gold Medals at the reFocus Awards, and selection for more than thirty juried exhibitions across the United States.
Details
• Framed canvas print, pine wood frame with a floating-frame effect
• Frame thickness: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
• Canvas weight: approximately 344 g/m2
• White frame with a white inner border around the canvas
• Open back, rubber corner pads, hanging hardware attached
• Printed and framed in the USA
In "Lily Pad Reflections, Colorado," Glen Wilbert photographs a still pond covered with lily pads, framing the dark water so that the pads scatter across the surface and a bright patch of reflected sky and trees opens in the lower center.
The image is rendered in black and white, with the water reading nearly black at the top and the lily pads appearing as pale, repeating shapes across it. Glen tilted the view down onto the surface so there is no horizon, only the flat plane of the pond, the floating pads, and the mirrored reflection of clouds and dark trees breaking through near the foreground. A few reeds rise at the bottom edge. The contrast between the inky water and the silver reflection gives the picture its structure.
The image was made on a pond in Colorado and treats a quiet natural scene as a study in pattern and tone. It carries an echo of Monet's water-lily subjects, here rendered in stark black and white rather than color.
In black and white, the composition is built on pattern and tonal contrast: pale pads and bright reflection set against near-black water.
Awards and Recognition
Glen Wilbert's work has earned national recognition, including First Place at the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards, multiple Gold Medals at the reFocus Awards, and selection for more than thirty juried exhibitions across the United States.
Details
• Framed canvas print, pine wood frame with a floating-frame effect
• Frame thickness: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
• Canvas weight: approximately 344 g/m2
• White frame with a white inner border around the canvas
• Open back, rubber corner pads, hanging hardware attached
• Printed and framed in the USA
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