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18-MAY-2008

Slightly Bloomed

I used an SB-800 with a soft box, on the left-hand side, to bring out the details of the petals.
An SB-200 was fixed on the rear right to outline the shapes of the lotus.

To increase the depth of field, I took a series of 4 shoots
from the nearest to the furthest petal tips
and rolling the focus along with each shoot.

These 4 pictures were then blended into a single image thru' a software "Helicon Focus".

Posted on 20 May 2008
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Nikon D2Xs ,Nikkor AF-S 60mm Micro F/2.8G ED
1/60s f/9.0 at 60.0mm iso100 full exif

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Guest 07-Feb-2011 14:15
I am going to try your technikque. They are stunning!
XiaoBernard9904-Aug-2009 17:32
Really great technical knowledge in this Gallery for this wonderful result.I just come back in this gallery to find how improve mine.V
Guy Dube23-May-2008 00:38
The perfection! V
2004 22-May-2008 13:54
absolutely beautiful !
hugo poon21-May-2008 13:20
Amazing!!!!!
Simon Chandler21-May-2008 06:45
Excellent work. Super sharp with great clarity. Very beautiful. v
Guest 21-May-2008 05:44
Another masterpiece! Very pleasing to view!
Char21-May-2008 01:20
Hi CM,
This is a wonderful shot! Beautiful light and details. \/
monil21-May-2008 00:51
Splendid v
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography21-May-2008 00:40
Excellent work again, Vote.
TuTmin20-May-2008 22:18
glorious photo.splendid ! dear CM
waiting for next beautiful moment :)
voted
Liz Bickel20-May-2008 20:17
Gorgeous!!!
Yves Pinsonneault. Photographe20-May-2008 19:09
Simply fantastic ...
BleuEvanescence20-May-2008 18:21
It is beautiful to share the steps of a blooming lotus.
Almost petal by petal...
You are very talented.
Raymond20-May-2008 18:20
Wow... that's some image CM... looking forward to see the whole serie... magnificient so far.
Guest 20-May-2008 18:18
a true magic.. excellent work! Our vote
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an nguyen20-May-2008 16:15
One word, Exquisite. V
Walter Otto Koenig20-May-2008 15:18
Amazing work. This image looks just great with this lighting. The focus is crisp bringing out the details and the colors are beautiful. "V"
DL 20-May-2008 15:16
Stunning shot. Can't wait to see it in full bloom!