Hydrangea

by Jay Miller

Gallery: FloraPosted October 8, 201039 views6 comments

Backyard flower shot.

Is the lighting and composition okay?

Canon 7D
70-200mm f2.8
100mm f8
ISO 200

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on October 8, 2010 at 9:07 PM

I think the lighting is beautiful, Jay.

Please share your shooting data.

Thank you.

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on October 9, 2010 at 6:19 AM

Beautiful color against the black bg Jay. I also like the lighting. No suggestions other than maybe the crop. I might prefer it a little tighter on the sides and would also probably prefer that the blooms not have been cut at the bottom. Don't know how that would have actually played out in your shot though.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on October 9, 2010 at 9:30 AM

Jay, Hydrangeas are tough flowers to shoot but I think you did well here. Nice isolation and some nice cool blue colors

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 9, 2010 at 12:11 PM

Jay: A tough flower to shoot and you've done well. I would crop this tighter on the sides. The color and lighting are top notch. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 10, 2010 at 9:27 AM

Ditto on the lighting and Pat's suggestions. I really like the rich blue color.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on October 10, 2010 at 4:15 PM

Tremendous blues, Jay, making for a delightful image. These flowers are so difficult to shoot, and I think you have done a great job ( though maybe seeing the lower petals fully would have been nice )

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments