I've got to admit.....this may be over the top ......even for me. Indoors.....2 reflectors and natural/bright overcast light......with my 10 million candle power flashlight.....just illuminating the yellow edges....Bg is black matboard. I've pulled back quite a bit on the yellows and reds.....not sure I can go more w/o getting them muddy......but it sure is fun playing indoors where it is dry!
Canon 1D Mark lll with the Sigma 180mm macro all tripod mounted at f32 for 1/5 sec. at ISO 800 manually focused.
As always comments welcomed and appreciated.
I appreciate your description of set-up. The flower does stand out, big and bright. My first impression was that it was a bit too much, but, the more I look at it, the more I like it.