One for Ron

[John Robinson]

Thought I,d put it on anyway Ron- -just to show a different take on the same flowe species. I prefer yours !!
D7100
Sigma 50mm macro.
8 images stacked CZM
50th @f5 100 ISO
Cheers
John

[Ron Conlon]

Thanks, John. Yours is lovely! Bursting with life, as usual. Love your greens.
I have shot them against various backgrounds, from black and green to high key on white. The advantage of shooting them high key is that the some of the detail is lost in the whites, like the wrinkles/blemishes on a model's face.

[John Robinson]

Thanks Ron
You,d need one heck of a backdrop to get rid of my blemishes !!!
Cheers
John

[Ron Conlon]

Perhaps one needs to dig a little deeper into the bag of compositional tricks, John. I'm no beauty myself, so use a backdrop of ground meat for the camoflauge effect.

[Diane Miller]

The duel of the Christmas cacti! You two are killing me! (That's a complement on this side of the pond, John.) Wonderful stuff!

[John Robinson]

Thanks Diane
No duel - its good to see different takes on the same flower I reckon.
Thanks for bothering to look and comment.
John

[Jonathan Ashton]

Beautiful exposure but I can't help but think a little oversaturated.

[David Cowling]

Lovely work John. Colours are beautiful and exposure is spot on. Just one small nit or perhaps a gnat on the bottom left flower head and a small black mark on the upper right.

[John Robinson]

Thanks David. The funny bit bottom left is a querk of CZM- it duplicates a small strip down the sides and mirrors it. I usually crop it out but missed this one. Not sure what the black speck is.
John