Tigre

Gallery: FloraPosted February 21, 201065 views8 comments

One last capture from the anniversary bouquet. There's a foot of fresh snow outside and I need to see some color, so here it is. I know the crop is tight on the sides, but to me this is the most appealing of a couple of options. Your C&C's are always welcome.
D300s
105 micro Nikkor @f16
Lighted by SB 800
ISO 200
Processed in Lightroom

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Philip Southard on February 21, 2010 at 9:30 PM

Great lighting, detail, and color Russell.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 21, 2010 at 10:05 PM

You could add some canvas to this if you wanted to give this a little more room. That would be the only nit I would have, but this still works well as is. Lovely portrait.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 21, 2010 at 10:45 PM

Russel: Tight perhaps but beautiful nonetheless. This is really good lighting with a flash. Did you diffuse it and/or bounce it onto the subject? The lack of shadows is commendable. Very well done.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Russell Colletta on February 21, 2010 at 11:27 PM

I really appreciate the on-going conversation this site provides. Bill, this is an off-camera diffused flash bounced into the ceiling above the subject. Nothing too fancy. Morris, I'm not sure how to add canvas, sounds like a processing skill I don't currently possess. Moving back to create a comp that was not as tight on the sides just looked blah to me. That's what's really cool about this site - challenging us to learn new stuff. Thanks.

Registered on October 31, 2009, 114 Posts, 1008 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lowe on February 22, 2010 at 1:13 AM

Russell, with the black BG, it would be extremely easy to add some canvas in PS. Just go to image>canvas size, add a little canvas in each direction, then clone some of the black over it.

Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on February 22, 2010 at 8:19 PM

I like this very much Russell. Very nice color and I actually like the tighter framing in this on the sides although it's certainly less conventional. Good to see a different approach.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on February 24, 2010 at 2:03 AM

I have never done well at working Alstromeria Russell. I like your take on this here, and I don't think the tightness on the sides hurts the shot. Very nice.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Lynch on February 24, 2010 at 11:29 AM

Beautiful color and light. Excellent capture.

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