Alstroemeria w/repost

Gallery: FloraPosted October 25, 201062 views14 comments

These gorgeous flowers appear in my garden every year, a friend helped me with the ID. This is a rainy day stack of 22 images.
I like the lighting on this and my last post, achieved using a 1/8" honeycomb filter on the speedlite and with light reduced to 1/128th.

Light filter info at, http://www.honlphoto.com/servlet/the-23/HonlPhoto-1-fdsh-8-Speed-Grid/Detail

Thanks for your comments, larger version available

canon 7D
canon 100mm macro f2.8L with speedlite 580 EX II
F/8. -1 2s ISO 100
tripod, cable, rail, LR2, CS4, NIK suite

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 25, 2010 at 8:04 AM

I like this as posted Craig. However, if you wanted a more symmetrical composition you could clone out the bud on the viewer's left and recenter the flowers - not a suggestion as much as an alternative. Your stack looks perfect to me. Something else to consider, again as an alternative, would be to move the white balance more towards the blue. In my experience it lets the reds and pinks pop a little more in the image. Of course the mood becomes cooler - so again not a suggestion just an alternative.

Pat

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

Comment posted by Craig Strand on October 25, 2010 at 9:45 AM

Pat,
I appreciate the suggestions, repost with left bud removed and blue added to enhance the reds.
Thank you! Craig

Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on October 25, 2010 at 9:57 AM

Craig, I like both images as posted. The repost bloom really pops with a strong vibrancy with the shift in WB.

Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on October 25, 2010 at 11:07 AM

Hi Craig,

Beautiful image. Well balanced off-center presentation with great color.

Stacking looks good.

Thanks for the info on the lighting.

Cheers,

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on October 25, 2010 at 1:57 PM

Like them both, the repost is a stunner! Again I learned something here, thanks!

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by beth summer on October 25, 2010 at 4:47 PM

Yes, nice stack, Craig. And I think the repost is better with the left bud gone. I'm finding on my monitor that the flash is a bit bright on the flowers. Was a diffuser used? perhaps diffuser would help to soften the light a bit but again, it could be just me. Nicely done.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 437 Posts, 5220 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 25, 2010 at 6:16 PM

I prefer the repost Craig but I like the original also.

Pat

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

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 25, 2010 at 7:53 PM

Repost is a stunner, Craig

- nice suggestion from Pat. Great lighting, colors and details

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Miro Susta on October 25, 2010 at 9:26 PM

I like the repost. Well done Craig.

Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on October 25, 2010 at 9:29 PM

Craig:
I really like the lighting here. Re-post looks more symmetrical and centered but I find the warm light in the original just as nice.
Thanks for the info about the filter.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 25, 2010 at 10:17 PM

Hi craig

Superb detail from the stack!! The repost is even better, The red's are more vibrant. A remarkable presentation

Albert Darmo. Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Krunal Janani on October 26, 2010 at 12:53 AM

Gorgeous indeed Craig, i liked the repost even more

Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 26, 2010 at 6:52 PM

The repost rocks!

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

Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 30, 2010 at 4:54 PM

Craig: Superbly crafted image in both iterations but I do prefer the repost. Very nice work. >=))>

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