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Backlit young sunflower

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted November 30, 201181 views6 comments

WC #512
This is a variation of a picture of a young wild sunflower that I had posted awhile back in the flora gallery. For this shot, I placed a flashlight behind the sunflower to get some backlighting.

Canon Rebel T1i. 90mm macro lens. F/10 for 1/3 sec. ISO 200. Tripod mounted. Flashlight assited lighting.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on November 30, 2011 at 3:03 PM

Great work, Carolyn.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on November 30, 2011 at 6:40 PM

That is some very nice light work Carolyn.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on November 30, 2011 at 6:46 PM

Beautiful image, not at all the usual sunflower image. I love the curve of the stem.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on November 30, 2011 at 8:36 PM

This works really well. Backlighting really brought out the colors. very nice

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 2, 2011 at 1:54 PM

The flashlight does a great job of providing a gentle backlight that allows you to hold all of the detail. Excellent picture.

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Comment posted by Varina Patel on December 5, 2011 at 11:11 AM

Very clever! This is a beautiful shot. The back-lighting makes for a really nice effect. And the subject is wonderful!

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