Kalanchoe in a Black Box

Posted by Ed Cordes on Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:49 pm

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This beautiful little flower is about 8 mm across the top. To photograph it I placed it into a box which has 5 of its inner surfaces covered in seamless non-reflective velvet. The other end is open so the flower could be photographed creating a great black background. Placing the box near a window allows me to move the box and the flower to just the right angle to totally control the way the natural light illuminates the blooms. A lot of fun during these times of lock down. 5D4 with 100 mm macro at f 22 a few seconds of exposure at ISO 200.

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by clement on Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:30 pm

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With that dark background.. the flower stands out beautifully well

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by enrique patino on Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:51 pm

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good idea to use non-reflective velvet. I might have to experiment doing something similar during this confinement.

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Apr 03, 2020 3:36 pm

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Well done, Ed - your technique has resulted in a most beautiful and striking image! I love the colour of the flower and the black velvet shows it off to perfection.

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by Eia on Sat Apr 04, 2020 5:01 pm

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A must to click on image to show off detail. Beautiful and the setup sounds like it was fun and interesting.

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by Darren5907 on Mon Apr 06, 2020 9:14 am