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dead flower
dead flower
yanko


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Aperture: f/2.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Oct 4, 2007

Viewed: 317
Comments: 6
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 Pretty much just playing around with the new 50mm lens I just got.

Lighting consists of one lightbox position behind and below the flower. That back lit the petals as well as add a little lighting to the background. I also held a small reflective piece of paper (silver) to provide some fill light. That was positioned above and slightly in front of the flower.

In post I increased the contrast and shaded the right side of the background so it matched the natural vignetting on the left.

Btw, this is the same flower that I shot for the Pure challenge back when it had a more youthful beauty:


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 10/06/2007 04:35:29 PM
I really need to learn how to take setup shots. This is a perfect setup and your light looks great! Nice job
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 10/06/2007 02:06:23 PM
Very pretty, nice gradient background.
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 10/05/2007 11:01:47 PM
Glad to see I'm not the only one who hangs onto flowers. I have boxes of all sort of dried out things...nice to pull 'em out during the winter. This is just entirely pleasing to look at. Love the prussian blue background...it reminds me of twilight.
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 10/05/2007 10:07:57 PM
Originally posted by colorcarnival:
Was this done inside or outside? I love the white petals against the blue background - such a great contrast. I've been trying to do some reflection with white paper but have not tried it on flowers yet. This gives me some ideas now.


Indoors in a dark room. The only lighting is what I listed.
 10/05/2007 09:57:49 PM
Was this done inside or outside? I love the white petals against the blue background - such a great contrast. I've been trying to do some reflection with white paper but have not tried it on flowers yet. This gives me some ideas now.
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 10/05/2007 12:14:02 AM
Wow, very nice technique. These are the things I need to learn. I haven't the foggiest notion about placement. Very nice detail in the image and the blue background works wonderfully well with the creamish/white subject.
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