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    Ed Vatza
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    Default Flowers for the Wife

    It's been a lousy weekend and I haven't been able to get out and shoot at all. So this morning while at the grocery store I decided to be a good husband and buy my wife some flowers. ;):D

    So anyway once I got them home I figured what the heck, I might as well photograph them while I had the chance. :)

    All images made with my Rebel XT and Sigma 70mm f/2.8 Macro with the Canon 430 EX Flash and Sto-Fen Diffuser tripod-mounted.

    1/20 sec at f/8; ISO 400; EC=0; FEC -1


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    Robert O'Toole
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ed Vatza View Post
    It's been a lousy weekend and I haven't been able to get out and shoot at all. So this morning while at the grocery store I decided to be a good husband and buy my wife some flowers. ;):D

    So anyway once I got them home I figured what the heck, I might as well photograph them while I had the chance. :)

    So you have done that too? I choose flowers for my GF based on the imaging potential.

    Nice crisp image, water droplets and all. Good exposure.

    Image looks a little blue, you could pull out a couple points of blue in curves or use a photo filter. Also I would have liked to see the entire petals at the top edge.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Robert

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    Robert Amoruso
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    I like the creative composition. The top petals touching the edge should have more room.

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    wow, liked the composition.
    tad over-exposed i feel. the background seems to have noise - pixelation. may be some amount of blurring wud help...

    rgds,
    Kaushik

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    Ed Vatza
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    Thanks for the feedback. It is much appreciated and I will keep these points in mind next time around. I am new to close-up/macro photography so all tips are helpful. Also I have to admit that sometimes I get a bit carried away in post-processing particularly when working with color which I tend to do more with flowers. I will try to be more careful.

    Again thanks.

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    Mike Moats
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    Hey Ed, Very nice comp, and good details. The water drops always add a nice touch. If you get a chance to shoot this again try shooting with a much tighter crop, so only the center and the petals are seen. Well done.

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    Ed Vatza
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Moats View Post
    Hey Ed, Very nice comp, and good details. The water drops always add a nice touch. If you get a chance to shoot this again try shooting with a much tighter crop, so only the center and the petals are seen. Well done.
    You mean like this? :)


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    Mike Moats
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    Hey Ed, yes this has more impact and it shows off more of the fine details in the flowers center and the water drops. I posted another crop that has works well with this shot. I would also go through and clone out all the little white specs, it will be a pain and time consuming but worth it.

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