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18-MAY-2008

Lotus - Devoid of Petals

Posted on 23 May 2008
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The life of this lotus was very short.
The petals fell off in 2 days' time.

I took a series of 3 shoots
from the nearest to the furthest points
and rolling the focus along with each shoot.

The following 3 pictures show the different focused area on each photo before blending,
they were blended into a single image thru' a software "Helicon Focus":

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

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Barry Ailetcher04-Jun-2008 20:31
great shot and lighting
2004 27-May-2008 12:53
very good shot !
Guy Dube26-May-2008 12:48
A very nice picture CM, I like a lot the way you explain the life of the lotus and the way you took the picture, V
Steve Morris24-May-2008 10:08
Great and so well explained!!! Big vote!
XiaoBernard9924-May-2008 05:47
Respect professor CJ KWAN!The master of the light and so nice to share.It is so perfect in this time your work
Guest 24-May-2008 02:24
Oh my tis is amazing.Huge Vote
Char24-May-2008 01:54
Hi CM,
And your end result is absolutely perfect! What beautiful work. This is picture perfect. \/
Simon Chandler23-May-2008 23:29
Fantastic work. Love the clarity of the center of the flower, like something done with a tilt shift lens. v
an nguyen23-May-2008 22:40
Still beautiful , my favorite. V
TuTmin23-May-2008 18:59
Perfectly presented.First time & the best one that I see !
big vote dear CM :)
Milos Markovic23-May-2008 17:33
The core of beauty...
Fong Lam23-May-2008 16:30
Never realise lotus without petals look so beautiful.
But then it's your skill that brings out its beauty, CM
~V~
Chris Spracklen23-May-2008 15:42
Amazing! And brilliant post-processing, CM!
They don't come any better than this, my friend (BV!)
Best regards, Chris
hugo poon23-May-2008 14:48
Couldn't imagine a more beautiful way to capture an ephemera life... thanks CM!
DL 23-May-2008 14:09
Oh! My God! Life is so short, we should treasure every moment...
Walter Otto Koenig23-May-2008 12:41
Excellent shot of this beautiful unusual flower. The lighting is excellent. Thank you for showing how you blended the focus. This is very informative. "V"
QUERIDO23-May-2008 11:47
very nice shot,V
Guest 23-May-2008 11:27
Wow, lotus without petals - a great opportunity to see what's inside! Very original! V