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    Ron Conlon
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    Spring is happening fast and furious with some sustained warmth, almost too fast--the flowers and leaves are all coming out at once it seems.
    Another stack, with two remote flashes, one diffused to the left, and one behind a translucent plexiglas sheet.
    D800E 200mm at f/16 1/200 iso100
    Acquired 26 frames with tethering software Helicon Remote, composited with Zerene using DMap.

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    Just incredible! I wonder about a little more brightness and contrast in the center of the flower.

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    Seems very complicated compared to my system Ron but it certainly works.! Lovely gentle shot.
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    Thanks John and Diane.
    Diane you are right, I should probably try to get a bit more out of the yellows in the directions you suggest. I guess I was pretty pleased with them as I always find yellows a challenge for tonal variety, but more could be made of this safely.
    John, it sounds complex in description, but it is pretty much all sitting in place on a table and the beheaded bloom brought to the stage, so it isn't much bother. I can't be bothered with it all if I shoot flowers in situ and shoot much more simply and usually with a cheaper camera with an articulated screen. I wish all cameras had them, I love it.
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    Very nice soft light and excellent sharpness, as usual. I like this a lot as presented, though Diane's suggestion would be worth exploring as an alternate approach.

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    Lovely image, I have slight reservation over the background because the flower does not appear to belong to anywhere, apart from that I think it is really first class.

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    Thanks, I know what you mean about the lack of belonging--my wife refers to the high key flowers as greeting cards, and I think of them (even less flatteringly) as hotel room or hospital corridor art. But it was a blast making them, and all in the process of learning.

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    I like flowers presented like this, against a white bg. They are formal flower portraits. A whole series of them together would look smashing.
    Beautiful image of a beautiful flower. I agree about more brightness and contrast in the center. I would also clone out the two dark spots (one more noticeable than the other) on the petal in the 11 o'clock position.
    Gorgeous work.

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