Budding Buttercup

[Ed Vatza]

1/10 sec at f/22; ISO 800; -1/3 EV; FEC -1

Canon Rebel XT, Sigma 150mm Macro, Canon 430EX Flash with LumiQuest Softbox, tripod mounted.

[Robert O'Toole]

Nice image Ed, the aquamarine BG looks good and the light is nice and soft. Bud is a little tight in the frame otherwise good job.

Robert

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Ed I like how well the yellow came out in the post and the subtle tonal changes !!!! Very nice !!!!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Ed,
Maybe a hair tight..............but the Yellows and (natural???) BG are really nice. Well done!

[Julie Kenward]

Love that BG! What a nice compliment to the soft yellows in the buttercup.

[Ed Vatza]

Robert, Al, Roman, Julie,

Many thanks for the feedback. As always, really appreciated.

The background is natural. Right behind the flower was a plant with very large, broad, heavily-spined leaves. One of those leaves served as the background. Once I got it positioned correctly so I didn't have a spine line passing through the image, I got down to business. The leaf was a very dark green with a hint of bluishness particularly under the shaded canopy. I guess the combination of the leaf color, shade and light from the flash produced the color you see. I was going to kick up the green tones a bit but the more I looked at it, the more I liked it just as is - out of the camera.

[Mike Moats]

Hey Ed, very cool color combination. Well done.

[Anita Bower]

Ed: I did a search for Buttercups and came across this beauty of yours!