Another stack. I acquired more frames including ones to keep the stem in focus, but then didn't use the stem shots in the final stack. Probably about 30 frames composited.
Flashes in front and behind through white plexiglas.
D800E
200mm
f7.1
1/200
iso100
tethered to laptop with Helicon Remote
composited with Zerene (DMap)
Very dramatic with the white bkgd, and those delicate pink curves are luscious! This has an abstract quality and I think it would be stunning framed and hung in a series of similar images! I love the images you produce with the stacking and remote tethering techniques. Something I want to seriously try at some point.
Thanks, all.
Jerry, I agree about brightening. For the high key I should trust my eye and forget about the histogram. Here is a repost, it happens to be a different stack that includes the stem in focus, but brightened considerably.