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Backlit Spiderwort

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Posted by Dale Edsen on July 25, 2007 at 10:39 PM
Another of my spiderwort images. I noticed this backlit bloom when walking our lake road at the Lake of the Ozarks. The setup was great for this since the background was a dry creekbed and there was nothing close to the plant. I did not have to break out the black felt for this one. :smile: The sun was just coming up over the ridgeline and making it way thru the trees. I got close and metered just the bloom and set the exposure in manual. Then I used a silver reflector to put some light on the stem. This was kind of tough to do and not kill the backlit effect. 1/200s f/8.0 at 150.0mm iso200
Posted by Gale Rainwater on July 26, 2007 at 2:32 PM
Nice close up Dale. I like the dark background.
Posted by Tom Kennon on July 26, 2007 at 9:33 PM
Nice shot Dale, I really like the way you bounce the light.
Posted by Dale Edsen on July 27, 2007 at 9:47 PM
Thanks Gale and Tom. Nice to know that a couple of people liked it.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on July 29, 2007 at 10:36 AM
Hi Dale, good use of the bounced light here. At f/8 I would have expected a little more dof but you have the pof just where it should be. Nice color and detail too.