Brown-eyed Susan

Gallery: FloraPosted August 10, 2017226 views5 comments

Going back to the same kind of flower I posted quite some time ago, but this time, I picked one and shot it indoors using a twin flash set-up and white background. I just got the twin flash and was experimenting with it on this flower. I had the bg light at twice the power of the one on the flower, but really probably needed to go to 4 time as I had to bring the bg up in post processing to get it as bright as I wanted.

5Diii, EF180 mm f/3.5L macro, tripod and ballhead with a KuangRen KX-800 twin macro flash, f/22, 1/200, iso 400, manual exposure and manual flash settings. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped from a horizontal original to an 18.4 MP 4x5. Taken August 2nd.

Your comments and critiques are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on August 10, 2017 at 8:40 PM

Hi Dennis,

You have some ideal, soft shadows that provide depth to the flower. Details look good and the off center comp looks nice..................Jim

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 11, 2017 at 12:08 PM

Classic thirds comp. good depth and detail. Very, very minor nits—two tiny pieces of vegetation on the flower at 2:30 and 8:30.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 12, 2017 at 8:23 AM

Dennis: Nice work with your lighting and I hope the experimentation will bear fruit as fine as this. Delightful shot.>=))>

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on August 13, 2017 at 3:19 PM

Excellent presentation, Dennis. Lighting looks good, and wonderful detail in the flower.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on August 17, 2017 at 6:00 PM

Dennis, that is more equipment language than I can understand, but I'm sure glad there are people like you who do understand it and use it to produce beautiful images like this.

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