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    Ed Vatza
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    Well I continued to experiment with flower backgrounds tonight and at one point I decided to drift away from the contrasting colors (i.e. Red on Yellow) and focus my attention on similar colors - color on color so to speak. I'm not sure how I feel about these images. One moment I like it; the next, not so much. So I thought I would put it out here and see what you all think. All I will say is that I am getting closer to my vision.

    Canon 30D w/remote shutter release; Sigma 150mm Macro lens; Canon 430 EX Flash w/LumiQuest Lightbox bracket-mounted; Manfrotto tripod.

    1/13 sec @ f/5.6; ISO 200; +1 EV; AWB; FEC 0.
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    Hi Ed

    I like the golden coloured BG and nice lighting. But I would probably try a different composition.

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    Ed, I like the lighting and the colors, the composition is ok. I think the mini-carnation would have been better alone or w/ some seperation.

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    I think the flower color being so similar to the BG color they tend to get lost in the BG and it needs a contrasting color or lighting to make the flowers pop more.

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    My thought is dark yellow on the flowers in the FG and light yellow on the flowers in the BG...maybe?

    I like this but I think the more intense color should be in the sea of the lighter BG. You sure are having fun though, I can tell!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aristotle Georgiou View Post
    Hi Ed

    I like the golden coloured BG and nice lighting. But I would probably try a different composition.
    Thanks, Ari. Appreciate the feedback. What kind of composition were you thinking of? Just curious.


    Quote Originally Posted by denise ippolito View Post
    Ed, I like the lighting and the colors, the composition is ok. I think the mini-carnation would have been better alone or w/ some seperation.
    I actually thought about a single carnation but didn't want to perform surgery. :eek: So I went with what I had. After all, its just some experimenting!;) So the comp is ok. What do you think would make it better? Again, I am just curious what others are thinking.


    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Moats View Post
    I think the flower color being so similar to the BG color they tend to get lost in the BG and it needs a contrasting color or lighting to make the flowers pop more.
    Thanks Mike. I wanted to try the two similar colors. That was part of the experiment. :) What might you suggest I do with lighting? I used flash. I had overhead lighting. I also introduced sidelighting on the carnations with a reflector on the opposite side. Once again, just curious.


    Quote Originally Posted by Julie Kenward View Post
    My thought is dark yellow on the flowers in the FG and light yellow on the flowers in the BG...maybe?

    I like this but I think the more intense color should be in the sea of the lighter BG. You sure are having fun though, I can tell!
    Fair enough Jules. Unfortunately the bouquet I bought had light and dark yellows in a proportion that dictated light on dark.

    But yes, I am having FUN! Can you tell?

    And if someone is coming across this for the first time, I should point out that I am having fun with this post. Don't want anyone to think I am being obnoxious.


    P.S. Is there any easy way to multi-quote as I did in this post. I'd hate to tell you what I went through to do it.
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    Ed, maybe just the one flower head. I don't know I'm struggling myself!!!

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    Sorry Ed I meant the arrangement of the flowers. Maybe brining the stems closer to getter might work a little better.

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    Ed: I'm enjoying your experiments, and doing some myself. Did you use flowers as the BG? And, how far away were they?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anita Bower View Post
    Ed: I'm enjoying your experiments, and doing some myself. Did you use flowers as the BG? And, how far away were they?
    Yes, I used flowers (mums, I think they were) as the background. Rather that mixing the colors, I went for a single color look in this one. And in order to fill the background, they were fairly close to the mini-carnations - I'd say about 6-8 inches.
    Last edited by Ed Vatza; 01-21-2009 at 12:27 PM. Reason: typo

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