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Linaria

by rob ashcroft

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 1, 201254 views3 comments
Picked from the garden. Shot in the studio with a single studio flash head with soft-box diffuser and extra diffuser screen on boom arm between the softbox and the flower. That gives a very soft, gentle light. Five manually focused shots stacked in Helicon and processed in CS6 (which is absolutely great!)

Canon 5DM2, Sigma 105mm macro.

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on July 1, 2012 at 8:52 PM
Expertly done, Rob. The high key BG works well for the Linaria, and the comp is very artistic. :toast:
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 1, 2012 at 9:28 PM
The arc of the flow across the frame is great and makes this much more than a portrait. Very nice.
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Comment posted by Max Waugh on July 2, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Interesting to hear about the process, Rob. This shape and the purple and subtle green work really well against that background.

Max
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