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I tried different frames and effects but it portrays what I wanted without. My intention was the get the centre of the flower close to a thirds intersection. Crop tightly to focus attention and in a limited area left give the impression the petals were like floating silk. OMG those who know me will know this is the talk of a sleep deprived man lol
For information.
Tri-pod mounted, narrow aperture of f/20 on a timer of 2 seconds to prevent any movement, although an electronic or cable operation control would do. Two constant light sources and a silver reflector from above to make use of any reflective light. White balance on camera set to flash (but you must concentrate on correct white balance} very slight adjustment to levels and colour curves in PS. Oh shot against blue background.
Honest feed back always appreciated as I am hitting a wall. Wish I had listened more in art class.
| Camera: | Canon EOS 7D |
| Lens: | EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Title: | Lilac Joy |
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| Uploaded: | 12 Aug 2012 - 7:18 AM |
| Tags: | Close-up / macro, Digital art, Flash / lighting, Flowers & plants |
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Honest critique... the yellow looks a little dull, and the centre is on a vertical third but is more central on the horizontal. On the plus side, floating silk is exactly what I thought of, the purple does seem to work extremely well against the blue, and I do like the close crop. Probably sacrilege, but I never worry about the WB. Shoot in Raw and adjust in PS to get the best/most pleasing effect (the less I have to worry about, the more important I might get right!!)
Dave

Thanks all for your comments, Nathan and Dave as always appreciated. Memory is getting harder with each long day...
looks beautiful to me & a ton of work put in...well done.
Gareth![]()
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