Photographing birds in the back yard yesterday , but they were not co-operating so I turned my attention, and the 600 f4, on the Hybiscus.
Cropped for comp and darkened the BG in CS6 as well as the addition of the stroke.
To quote a friend "One of the most expensive macro lenses in the world".(Lou Buonomo)
800ISO f5.6 at 1/1250th
Manual fill flash at 1/8th power
This is just wonderful -- perfect light! I would hate the red stroke frame, except for the way you let the one petal go outside. As a result of that, I LOVE frame!
Very creative presentation with the petal extending beyond the red frame! Good dramatic lighting. Certainly the 600 is not the usual flower photography lens, but it's what you had in your hands and you put it to good use!