Ron Conlon
05-28-2014, 09:45 AM
tripod, box and background with remote flash, D5100 200mm 1/200s f/18
A rain lily from the backyard. I often miss this plant when it flowers because the plant volunteered underneath a rose, the rose foliage often covers it by this time, and rain lilies bloom after a rain. The scape and blooms have an upright habit, so this in this case the scape is angled toward the viewer, the blurring and blending of the lower stem is due to the greater distance, not my photoshop skills. A little burning of the highlights of the two lower flowers, and adjustments to the canvas amount. I wish the top flower were a little more open and a little sharper.
A rain lily from the backyard. I often miss this plant when it flowers because the plant volunteered underneath a rose, the rose foliage often covers it by this time, and rain lilies bloom after a rain. The scape and blooms have an upright habit, so this in this case the scape is angled toward the viewer, the blurring and blending of the lower stem is due to the greater distance, not my photoshop skills. A little burning of the highlights of the two lower flowers, and adjustments to the canvas amount. I wish the top flower were a little more open and a little sharper.