Shadow Dancer

Gallery: FloraPosted March 25, 2016145 views3 comments

Sony A77
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 200, 1/500 @ f16

I know that conventional wisdom tells us to shoot flowers in diffuse light but something I really enjoy is the challenge of shooting in dappled direct sun. We have an incredible crop of callas this Spring and I had a wonderful time this morning with this little beauty as light and shadows changed by the second. This was one of my favorites. All comments welcome. >=))>

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 25, 2016 at 3:49 PM

I love this kind of lighting too, Bill - it can animate the flower in a way you don't find with softer light. The play of light and shade works beautifully here for me - and the spadex is set off nicely by the flow of the petal behind.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 25, 2016 at 5:01 PM

I agree whole-heartedly. It not only frees one from the mindset of shooting only in set conditions and hours of the day, but it sharpens one's perceptions to search for a path of perception given any conditions and times. As for this Calla, I like the plane of focus, sharply defining the central spike and the enclosing play of soft shadows that frame it. cool

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on March 25, 2016 at 7:34 PM

Looks like a pristine bloom Bill. You have managed the challenge well.

Sanjay

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