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The Inner Sanctum
The Inner Sanctum
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Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Location: deck
Date: Jun 18, 2010
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/8000
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 18, 2010

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Comments: 7
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A begonia-peachy color with one droplet way inside...used spot metering,backlit by waning sun.

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06/18/2010 05:59:04 PM
Lovely flower and the lighting is beautiful.
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06/18/2010 04:09:41 PM
My first thought when I saw this photo was wrinkled paper. Still a nice shot.
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06/18/2010 02:25:21 PM
Oh very nice!
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06/18/2010 11:13:12 AM
This is gorgeous. I disagree on the idea of more DOF for sharper petals; I think there's a radical sense of depth here that the planes of diminishing focus emphasize. The lower ISO would have been good though, for more smoothness.
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06/18/2010 11:00:18 AM
Backlight on flower petals makes the colors glow so nicely--this looks like the beginning of a nice series. I definitely think you should try more of these.
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06/18/2010 09:32:56 AM
Backlighting is wonderful!
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06/18/2010 08:57:25 AM
Good choice on the backlighting--adds a lot of interest to a commonly photographed subject. What did you focus on?--it looks like it was the water droplet. It's lent a soft focus to everything that detracts from the photo. I'd have liked to see the edges of the petals sharp. Also, if you were shooting at 1/8000, why the ISO 800? You could have dialed down to 1/1000, plenty fast enough to avoid motion blur, and gone to ISO 100 to minimize noise and maximize the range of tones.
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