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Lily of the Valley
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Lily of the Valley

by Carolyn Derstine

Gallery: FloraPosted May 21, 201392 views4 comments
I have a patch of these flowers that bloom in the spring; I love to smell their sweet fragrance. I wanted to keep the flowers as in focus as possible while still having the background somewhat blurred. (No, I haven't yet done focus stacking). Needed to get way down low for this shot so I was glad for my rotating LCD monitor to compose this ground level shot.

Canon EOS 60D. 90mm macro lens. F/6.3 for 1/40 sec. ISO 100. Tripod mounted, natural lighting.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 21, 2013 at 8:16 PM
Excellent, Caroline! Good vertical comp, and a very nice BG to complete it all. No nits!
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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on May 21, 2013 at 8:29 PM
Beautiful image of these delicate little flowers! I like the verticle comp and the white flowers look wonderful in front of the beautiful green leaf bg.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 21, 2013 at 10:48 PM
Nice, Carolyn. I've always loved this flower,and you caught it beautifully.

:toast:
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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on May 23, 2013 at 4:23 PM
The large view really brings this to life Carolyn, gorgeous shot, and beautifully presented.
John
Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments