Wild Bergamot

Steven,

Good to see you posting again. I can certainly understand your preference for studio mode. With the exception of trees, I plan to shoot flora landscapes when I can find them but I'll do my flora portrait shots indoors. I can still get natural light indoors which would be my main motivation to shoot outside but I can avoid the wind which makes any kind of a stack almost impossible. I admire the folks who do portrait shots in situ but I find it too frustrating. Means I won't get to shoot many wildflowers of course.

Love the light in this and I also like the composition. I think I might want a little more dof in the shot but it's beautiful as posted.

Pat

Fantastic Steve, love the light and color, and presented beautifully.
John

Steve: Love the subject and comp. I'm not sure about the lighting. For some reason I almost expect a studio shot to have even lighting throughout although that's nothing more than a personal bias. Glad you're back. >=))>

Beautiful light, Steve, and a fine image. Much easier to work indoors so you don't have to fight with the out-of-doors winds. And/or hang out and wait to take shots.

Nice job.

Carol

Another fine addition to your collection studio florals, Steven. I would have liked a bit more separation between the 3 blooms overlapping (left of center) but then that was how it was presented by nature.

I should try some of these indoor portraits

Very fine image!

Really nice grouping Steven. Nice light and color. I might prefer a bit mor DOF on the flower to the far right.

Steven:
Another fine studio shot. The lighting kind of looks slightly uneven and I would like to see the green sepals of the lower 3 blooms boosted to the same level as the top ones.

Thank you Pat, besides the environmental control of in studio sessions I also enjoy the more detail I can pay attention to in a studio set up. With the black background (actually any solid colored background, but I prefer working with black) I have more control over positioning and posing, especually with multiple subjects that can each have their own vase if need be. I have more control in group portraiture, even moreso than I did when photographing families, as my subjects now stay put a lot better! For those of you who have done or photograph families and groups, you know what I mean.

Thank you John and Bill, and Gary. Bill, Gary, the lighting is a bit more spot lit then I usually do. To focus on the blossom that is the subject and in focus. I was intriqued with the overall "family" grouping, and this may have been a case where I need to learn about stacking, but my focus was on the subject blossom, as well as the lighting. The grouping I believe is the result of three different stems.

Carol, thank you and AMEN!

Ram, thank you and AMEN! I maybe should have snipped the central blossom in that one group to provide some separation and just show two blossoms but hindsight is perfect. Something to aim for next time. Could have also used another subject in the uoper right corner as filler. But I still liked the capture enough to work it up.

Thank you Muhammad and Philip. Philip this is where a T&S would be nice to play with or I need to try and learn stacking. I am opne to learning something new.

Beautiful composition and presentation, as always, Steve. Gorgeous.

Very nice Steven...Like the light on the main bloom a lot... A bit more DOF may not have been out of place..

Doesn't have the impact of the earlier shots of these, but I still like the spotlighting effect on the one bloom. Seems to be the star of this show.

Hi Steven studio mode or not!! love the contrasting detail, light and colors Believe me!! no one misses the wind , when shooting flowers outdoors
Albert Darmo. Canada

Nice presentation, Steven. The black showcases color, and a good choice for these.