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Spring Colours

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Posted by Matt Cole on March 14, 2012 at 5:23 AM
Spring Colours
probably not one of my more subtle images :biggrin:

It felt like spring in my garden last weekend with lots of sunshine, ladybirds and daffodils. So here's a shot combining all three with a bit of springtime behaviour thrown in as well. :smile:

This was taken using a mix of natural light and fill flash. It could probably do with a bit more DOF but I had to shoot this handheld (they kept wandering around) and so I needed to keep my shutter speed up.

Canon 60D with Canon 60mm macro lens and diffused MT-24 flash, f8, 1/250 , ISO 400.

All C+C welcomed.

Matt :toast:
Posted by Neil Burton on March 14, 2012 at 6:09 AM
If spring could be a picture this is it!
Posted by David Taylor on March 14, 2012 at 6:12 AM
It is Spring, after all Matt. :-) ;-) Excellent control of lighting to avoid reflection.
Posted by keith mitchell on March 14, 2012 at 8:36 AM
Matt i'm amazed how you do this,but your end result is stunning.

Keith. :smile:
Posted by David Sewell on March 14, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Sums up the season nicely! Great end result.

David
Posted by Craig Jones on March 14, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Beautiful image full of colour and full of life wonderful Matt :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 14, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Spring action more like :wink:

Brilliantly executed as always :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 15, 2012 at 2:51 AM
Beautiful and very well executed shot. :smile:
Posted by Mike Smith on March 15, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Probably too well executed! - it looks like a studio shot with that pristine blue background :biggrin:

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Posted by Guy Rogers on March 15, 2012 at 1:10 PM
Hello Matt.

Superb technically and an excellent peice of work.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on March 15, 2012 at 3:39 PM
Beautiful image with great colour.

Phil.

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Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on March 15, 2012 at 4:36 PM
Superb shot Matt, great colours :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 15, 2012 at 4:41 PM
Not subtle, very much in your face but the colours are superb and well handled. More DOF would have been nice, perhaps increased the ISO, not sure if the 60D handles higher ISO well.

Nick. :wavey: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Whippey on March 15, 2012 at 6:10 PM
Very nice action shot Matt! :biggrin:

Must have been a real challenge shooting this handheld. Very nice result. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rene de Heer on March 17, 2012 at 9:53 AM
Love the colours in this image! Superb!
Rene de Heer