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Centaurea

by rob ashcroft

Gallery: FloraPosted May 28, 201540 views4 comments

Shot in the studio using two diffused flash heads. Flower taken from the garden this afternoon. Black backdrop is a velvet portrait back against the wall.

Canon 5DM2, Canon 100mmL macro. 1/125s, f/11, ISO100. Manual mode.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 29, 2015 at 5:52 AM

The subject with its wild appearance is a treat, Rob - very well captured with lots of nice detail.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 29, 2015 at 10:39 PM

Rob - We call this Corn Flower here. Excellent lighting that shows off, all the details. Dark Background works well, even though I attempt to look for yellows when shooting Blue-ish flowers !

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 30, 2015 at 10:42 AM

Rob: Wonderful portrait. Very nice work with your lighting. This is a new flower for me so a treat for sure. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 30, 2015 at 2:48 PM

Precision detail throughout. The black background really makes this pop. I do wish you would look at some other color, maybe even a gradient. Give it a try and see what you think. I have no problem with the black, but it never hurts to experiment.cool

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments