White on White

Gallery: FloraPosted July 14, 2012134 views14 comments

I liked Mark's work using a white BG, so I went out and gave it a go this morning. I used a large white poster board as the backdrop here.
Not sure exactly what wildflower this is, will ID later..
I can tell you that the bloom is fairly small @ < 1" in width.
These are live wildflowers, not cut - Shot where the grow, slightly above ground level.
F/11, 1/250th, ISO 400, 1D M3, Sigma 150mm f/2.8 with natural light around 10:00am.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 14, 2012 at 1:24 PM

I like the arrangement and the BG. Good leading lines on a nice curve. The main flower, however, is pretty lacking in detail. White on white is tough.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on July 14, 2012 at 2:59 PM

I actually see quite a lot of detail in the main flower...sometimes some monitors lose whites...my husband has a very large imac with a much better monitor than my laptop, but for some reason everything looks overexposed on his. This is also very gracefully composed!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 14, 2012 at 6:15 PM

Howard: Looks pretty good to me and I like the high key BG. 2 thumbs up. >=))>

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Comment posted by Bunn Martin on July 14, 2012 at 7:46 PM

Great image. Nice comp and background works great. Have to try it myself.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 14, 2012 at 7:48 PM

Howard - No problem here with details on the White Flower - they are all well seen. I guess it might vary from monitor to monitor.

Like the drooping stems and you handled the highkey background admirably well.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 14, 2012 at 8:04 PM

Good idea, Howard, and a lovely specimen. Wish all was in focus on such a clean, spotless bg and maybe a little more contrast.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 14, 2012 at 8:26 PM

Excellent comp/arrangement, Howard. I like it a lot. I like the well placed, curving stems. The lighting looks good to me. I also think the whites look good. My only suggestion, on an arranged image like this, would be to consider using a higher fstop (or stacking) and getting everything sharp (in this case, both stems) because there is no competing BG.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on July 14, 2012 at 8:59 PM

The whites look good on my monitor as well. I like the mix of bud, budding, and blossom.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 176 Posts, 2302 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 14, 2012 at 11:05 PM

Hi Howard

Inspired work here

splendid composition, color , detail and light

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 16, 2012 at 3:43 AM

Howard:
I like the graceful curve stems and the exposure of the white is spot on with good details. Like Scott I also wish the upper stem was in focus but this is minor.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 16, 2012 at 10:16 PM

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Comment posted by Carl Battreall on July 16, 2012 at 10:26 PM

Have a look at the Meet Your Neighbours project. Using a flash in the back and front will really bring out the character of the flower and make these white background images shine.

http://meetyourneighbours.net/

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 17, 2012 at 8:05 AM

Thanx for the link Carl

I do own a soft-top for my 580EX flash, but will need to buy a second flash to try it that way..

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on July 23, 2012 at 10:31 AM

Howard this is lovely, wonderful graceful lines and great us of Hi Key with the white on white a little soft in the detail and the cross over shadows but still lovely to view.

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