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Dave Mills
06-15-2010, 10:24 PM
Shot this at Longwood Gardens today...
Nikon D300,200mm macro,F22,1/60,twin flash,-1/3 comp,400 iso,tripod mtd.
removed some small water stains and dirt specs
Nick Palmieri
06-16-2010, 07:04 AM
Is that what you were teaching me yesterday??? Nice job Dave. Sharp throughout and love the detail in the flower...I also love the crop...another winner!
Julie Kenward
06-16-2010, 07:27 AM
Beautiful composition Dave and those yellows are perfect! Are the whites how you remember them? They seem a tad on the gray side to me but then I wasn't there...
Dave Woeller
06-16-2010, 07:49 AM
Beautiful shot Dave. I love the yellows, and the texture shown in the petals. I was at Longwood Tuesday also, and I believe I saw you working near some Venus Flytraps. You seemed pretty intense so we didn't bother you. Then again it could have been someone else. Whoever it was, I was lusting for their equipment. :D Great shot
Roman Kurywczak
06-16-2010, 10:02 AM
Beautiful shot Dave. I love the yellows, and the texture shown in the petals. I was at Longwood Tuesday also, and I believe I saw you working near some Venus Flytraps. You seemed pretty intense so we didn't bother you. Then again it could have been someone else. Whoever it was, I was lusting for their equipment. :D Great shot
Not sure Dave......it may have been me.....if it was Canon gear ( I have wires on the twin lights).....definitely me.
Agree on tweaking the whites a touch....perhaps removing some black in selective color.....but really nice comp and nice to see the inside tack!
Vida van der Walt
06-16-2010, 12:13 PM
Lovely shot Dave. Great composition and detail. I'm wondering if the shadow/highlight tool will lift the whites in the upper petals.:)
sandy richards
06-16-2010, 12:54 PM
Dave, beautiful comp and yellow. fine detail.
The whites also seem dull to me as posted ..

sandy r
Paul Lagasi
06-16-2010, 07:35 PM
Nice image Dave, like the crop, the angle of the flower and the bit of yellow...make this a winner
Ken Childs
06-17-2010, 06:50 AM
Love the subject and comp but as others have pointed out, the whites seem off.
Dave Mills
06-17-2010, 08:43 AM
Hi Folks, thanks for the comments. I could easily brighten the whites but they are pretty true to the original plant.
Tim Munsey
06-17-2010, 02:50 PM
Great comp, and you've kept the delicate feel of the flower.
Nice one

Tim