Canon 40D
Tamron 17-50mm at 39mm
manual exposure at 2/5", F18. ISO 100
used a white LED with a tiny funnel taped to the end to pin point and illuminate the interior and used a small flashlight in my other hand along with the remote control to light the stem.
whites are not blown, but do they appear too bright?
thanks for looking! comments and critiques are very appreciated!
Lovely detail and texture on the outside, but to my eye the inside does look a bit bright. Does the white inside normally show detail? Great lighting idea!:)
Cheryl...this is really beautifully exposed! I feel it would be stronger as a vertical only because of the length and dimensions of the stem/flower but I applaud you going for something not so ordinary.
One trick you might try with the whites at the very base of the petal is to grab the color right above it where it's not quite SO white and then paint over that really white area with the brush tool at about 30% and see what you think. It's not showing a lot of detail on the web but if there's detail in the print then I'd leave it alone.
Again, beautiful lighting! The way the white lines pop is superb!
thanks, Julie.
I did do the 30% cloning, and stopped before do any more since I was afraid of making things worse. lol
I went with the angle, thinking a complete vertical would seem more static.
Cheryl: This image is stunning. I love how the interior illumination brings out the pattern details--just lovely. others have made suggestions which I don't need to repeat. So clever of you to try two flashights.