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06-JUL-2007 COAmature

Sacrifice

Canon PowerShot S2 IS
1/2s f/4.0 at 6.0mm full exif

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sue anne16-Jul-2007 11:52
Nice set up and shadows Doug. (a manly shot ;) )
ctfchallenge14-Jul-2007 05:03
Thanks again guys. I usually try to avoid flower shots. Obviously this is a studio shot though. This challenge has me looking for negative space first and subject second. -COAmature
ctfchallenge14-Jul-2007 03:43
The use of negative space with the shadow is a plus here and well done. I think an angle maybe a little above the flower would have added to this, just to get its core. Again, the shadow in the neg space is a very creative thought. Well done. jano
ctfchallenge11-Jul-2007 22:47
So many outdoorsey flowers that it's nice to see what can be done indoors. The very slightly textures white "negative space" works very effectively to save the image from that studio laboratory look. It also mutes the white to blend better with the flower. Very nice work. -tv
aam1234 11-Jul-2007 05:26
Agree with the ladies.
ctfchallenge09-Jul-2007 02:25
Thanks for commenting. My goal here was to shoot something with a different definition of negative space. The shadow shows the true bend of the flower which doesn't show with the straight on angle. -Doug
ctfchallenge08-Jul-2007 05:49
Love the color and the composition, agree with the sharpness Yvonne
ctfchallenge07-Jul-2007 14:35
I agree about the negative space here and maybe focusing on the closest petal, not the stem, will give the whole flower sharpness. I like the curved stem shadow as it doesn't even look like it belongs to that flower but has a mind of it's own! ;-) CJ
ctfchallenge07-Jul-2007 13:16
OK Doug, I think we can both agree that this one has negative space. I'd just like to see more sharpness in the flower. Could you try it with a smaller aperture, maybe around f 8.0?
--Mary Anne