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24-MAY-2008

Lotus - the Seed Cup

Posted on 24 May 2008
Best viewed at "original" size

An SB-800, with a soft box, illuminates the seed cup from the front-left.
An SB-200 outlines the edge from the rear-right.

I took a series of 4 shoots
from the nearest to the furthest edges
and rolling the focus along with each shoot.
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/8.0 at 60.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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2004 27-May-2008 12:55
Perfect !
Simon Chandler27-May-2008 03:53
Beautiful. Love the composition, grean color and dark background. v
Guy Dube26-May-2008 12:49
Perfect picture all the way CM, very impressive shot! V
Guest 26-May-2008 08:11
Beautiful, with exquisite control of light balance. ~V~
Mohamed Mahmoud25-May-2008 06:14
CM
This is a piece of art, fantastic in all aspects, also I would like to thank you for the description you have added to the photo on how you have reached this beautifull work.
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QUERIDO25-May-2008 06:11
Beautiful shot,vote
Jean-Claude Liehn25-May-2008 04:34
Another beautifiul one.
BleuEvanescence25-May-2008 03:33
The heart of the lotus...finally revealed.
As beautiful as the full bloom flower.
an nguyen25-May-2008 01:37
Oh, still my favorite flower story. Great image. V
Char25-May-2008 01:19
Hi CM,
I really love this picture! Such a beautiful expert shot of the seed cup. \/
Darbowski24-May-2008 21:07
Excellent shot ! V
TuTmin24-May-2008 19:07
Wonderful photo.excellent work.V~
Guest 24-May-2008 18:44
Wow! You're really good at these, CM! Superb!
Eric Herbelin24-May-2008 18:21
magic indeed! v
Guest 24-May-2008 15:20
Exceptional!!! V
Guest 24-May-2008 15:01
Just perfect.V
Walter Otto Koenig24-May-2008 14:20
This looks great. The lighting is as good as it can get. amazing detail. "V"
hugo poon24-May-2008 13:58
CM, I knew this (the seed cup) would be coming, but you've just exceeded all my expectation. Lighting, texture, colour... absolutely gorgeous!!!
XiaoBernard9924-May-2008 13:52
(:-) Impressionnant KWAN CJ.LOTUS is wonder in your picture it is not only a nude LOTUS it is a sculptur with this talent of the optimization of the surface.
Marc Demoulin24-May-2008 13:29
Your technique is really impressive!! V.
Marc