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10 July 2007 theFly

SunFlowers


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Rod 14-Jul-2007 04:07
Carole uses a laptop & when I look at the shots here on Mereana's laptop they seem to miss out the graduation of tones & strangely you can see a lot more as if the brightness on a good screen has been turned up. In Paul's shot above the left side his ugly head disappears into blackness on my screen but on Mereana's I can see the outline of the left side of his head against the background.
Guest 12-Jul-2007 16:25
CJ,

You must have a very bright screen. I had to rotate the picture to get it more level. Therefore added some canvas to get it back to the original in camera crop.
ctfchallenge12-Jul-2007 00:35
Nice one Lee! Except for the mottled look to the grass background, the light setup makes it look almost like sunshine on the flowers! I see a black band on the right - did you need to add canvas there or.... ? Lovely flower shot! CJ
Guest 11-Jul-2007 16:45
Thanks all.

It was shot with my new umbrella and stand in the previous shot.

Not sure about the blue cast in the glass. It was shot without hardly any light outside. The flash does not have an ETTL connection to the camera when on the stand. In the end, I liked the results.
ctfchallenge11-Jul-2007 15:42
This has very much a painterly feeling to it, Lee, esp. with the bluish cast to the leaves. Lovely shot.
--Mary Anne
janewigginsphotography11-Jul-2007 10:54
Great shot Lee and your use of neg space on the top fits the bill. I'm wondering though if your WB is off here? Or perhaps the leaves are picking up the blue of the glass? Not that I mind at all... just wondering if this was planned - seems the leaves should be more on the green side is all. Was this done with the new lighting kit? I'm yearning for one. jano
Rod 11-Jul-2007 10:26
The neg space is working & I think I like the bright look of the flowers, sort of a fresh look.
aam1234 11-Jul-2007 04:09
Was it taken with your new kit, Lee.
ctfchallenge11-Jul-2007 04:05
The bright yellow looks nice dressed in black. -COAmature
ctfchallenge11-Jul-2007 02:17
Wow. Slightly exaggerated sharpness makes it pop. Excellent. -tv
ctfchallenge11-Jul-2007 02:02
Nice. Love the touch of blue. -- Bruce