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WC 512 Sunlit Shadows
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WC 512 Sunlit Shadows

by Craig Strand

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted November 29, 201171 views2 comments
These backlit yellow tulips were taken at sunset at a local Tulip Festival this spring. I took advantage of my long lenses shallow DOF and the setting sun to capture this effect.

canon 7D
canon 600mm f4.L IS USM
F/5.6 1/800 jISO 100
tripod, cable, CS4, LR2, NIK's suite

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 30, 2011 at 12:54 PM
I like how you found one that stood up above the rest. I do find the oof twin a bit distracting, but that's a minor nit on a lovely shot.
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Comment posted by Varina Patel on December 5, 2011 at 11:16 AM
Great details in the petals!
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