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Trout Lilies
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Trout Lilies

by Carolyn Derstine

Gallery: FloraPosted April 21, 2014697 views7 comments
These early spring wildflowers are popping up all over in our shaded lawn and flower beds right now. I isolated this clump with black velvet as the evening sun was hitting some of the leaves and flowers.

Canon 60D. 180mm macro lens. F/18 for 1/10 sec. ISO 160. In-camera flash fired. Tripod mounted, ground level shot.

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 21, 2014 at 7:50 PM
Lovely composition, Carolyn. To my eye, it looks as if the flash blew out some of the yellows. Were you relying on flash for all of your light or was it just fill?

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 21, 2014 at 9:31 PM
Great look at these, it's hard to fill a frame with them and you've done well here. The spot lighting works well and sets the blooms off wonderfully. Does look a touch hot in spots on the blooms, but that should be fixable in processing.
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 21, 2014 at 9:48 PM
Nice work with the flash, though there is a hot spot on the back of the leftmost blossom. I am ambivalent about the two leaves exiting the frame, although probably unavoidable. :smile:
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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on April 21, 2014 at 10:25 PM
Striking composition Carolyn. Great color and clean background. I'm guessing the spot light was some direct sun. Nicely handled against the dark background.

Sanjay
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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on April 23, 2014 at 12:01 PM
A very whimsical feeling composition Carolyn. I like seeing the translucency of the leaves. Nicely done!

Nathan
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 23, 2014 at 5:17 PM
Very good use of flash to fill, if ya hadn't told me I wouldn't know..
And as it should be :smile:
Dramatic look with the spot lighting and black BG too.
The leaves exiting the frame don't bother me, like how you've managed them using the dark vignette.
Well done Carolyn! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on April 26, 2014 at 11:22 PM
Beautiful comp and light Carolyn !
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