Butterfly Iris

Gallery: FloraPosted November 23, 201265 views5 comments

This was taken in the courtyard of an apartment I was living at in Los Angeles. I was experimenting with flash lighting ratios and I was quite pleased with the result. Any comments are appreciated.

Taken with Canon 7D w/ Canon 24-105 L @ 92mm and 550 EX
1/160s, f/8, ISO 100

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5 comments

Comment posted by John Clulow on November 23, 2012 at 11:02 AM

This is my comment, Evan: If you were quite pleased with the result, that is what really matters. I'm happy for you.

Registered on November 1, 2012, 155 Posts, 1079 Comments

Comment posted by Evan Olson on November 23, 2012 at 11:14 AM

After looking at it for a while I do notice that it is a bit dark (seems to be a common issue with my shots) and it might pay to open up some of the shadows.

Registered on November 17, 2012, 31 Posts, 70 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on November 23, 2012 at 7:52 PM

Evan:
I like the mood in this 'dark' image. However, as you said, opening up the shadow to show the 'beard'. Also wish for a little more DOF to get the forward petal in focus.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 24, 2012 at 9:28 AM

You've got the flower nicely isolated from the background, which really shows off the flower's shape and textures. For me, your placement of the vertical purple petal in the center attracts so much attention that I very much wish it was sharp as well.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 24, 2012 at 4:52 PM

Evan: I like the lighting but would like some more DOF. Also, on my laptop I can see some artifacts just to the left of the left upper petal. Good experiment.>=))>

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