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Gerber Daisy

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Posted by Brad Mangas on March 18, 2009 at 1:25 PM
Gerber Daisy
Playin around with some cut flowers. I put this in a shaded spot on the kitchen table and illuminated the inside with a flashlight.
Applied a decent amount of sharpening then selectively applied between 10-60% of an Orton effect to areas.

Gerber Daisy
Canon EF70-200 f/4L @ 84mm w/extension tube
Exposure: f/22 @ 4.0 sec
Crop: 90% of full frame
Posted by Aaron Szabo on March 18, 2009 at 2:48 PM
That a great effect! It's glowing from the outside in! I also like the detailed hairs.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on March 18, 2009 at 5:44 PM
Great studio work Brad! I don't recall seeing you post a flora image like this before. I like your setup and technique a lot, the result is very appealling. I think this could be even stronger with a crop off the top to just below the black areas. That way you carry the colors & tones throughout the upper portion of the frame.

Two mugs up on this one! :toast:
Posted by Bill Dark on March 18, 2009 at 7:02 PM
Beautiful work, Brad. I love the warm glow of the petals, and the sharpness is good throughout. Very nice!
Posted by Scott Bean on March 19, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Wow, this is really impressive, both the effect and the close in crop on the flowers.
Posted by Gale Rainwater on March 20, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Brad a beautiful close up shot. The glow of the light is really neat and really makes the color pop. The sharpness and detail is excellent also.