One of my favorite flowers to shoot!


Posted by Michael Brown on Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:56 am

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One of my favortie flowers to shoot, and I have yet to find out the name of it! :roll:
I use this one quite a bit when shooting with the 100mm macro & 50mm reversed setup for some abstract shots, but thought I would back off with just the macro & extension tube setup to get this. There was virtually no way to get this as a vertical as they grow and bloom so close together.
Many florists use this in their arrangements, and I am taking full advantage of these freebies that they are giving me!!
The background is really a bright pink florist paper, but it was far enough behind the arrangement to not catch to much of the window light & flash that I used.
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Canon Rebel 300D
Canon 100mm macro & extension tube
Canon 420EX flash (through umbrella), window light, 1 white reflector
1/60 sec. @ f11
ISO 100
Levels/curves in PS
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by Tom Whelan on Wed Feb 25, 2004 1:17 pm
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Lovely shot! DOF is nicely handled for this edge shot. I think it's an aster of some kind. The wildflower New England aster is similar but has a more purple hue.
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by Wil Hershberger on Wed Feb 25, 2004 1:28 pm
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Gorgeous! I love the background and the DOF.
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by MikeBinOK on Wed Feb 25, 2004 6:31 pm
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I see why you love it! The colors are fantastic. Unfortunately, I haven't a clue what it is!
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by Ken Cravillion on Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:17 pm
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The lighting on this kicks butt!!! Great shot Mike.
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by Alan Melle on Thu Feb 26, 2004 9:05 am
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Your lighting of this flower was terrific. This just pops off the screen. Very nice.
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by Tom Bentley on Thu Feb 26, 2004 12:51 pm
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I like the colors and the side view. A nice approach to this image.
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by melor on Fri Feb 27, 2004 12:31 am
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Wonderful shot. The colors are beautiful and the image jumps right off my CRT.

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Feb 27, 2004 10:15 am
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Beautiful Mike! Awesome shot of this blue beauty and wonderful how it can look so different - but equally breathtaking, in the various shots you have presented!! 8) :shock: :)
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