Hooded Picture Plant

[JB Ellis]

What do you think of this flash treatment. The image was shot mid-day. I blocked the direct sun with my body and set the camera manually to -3 EVA, then held the flash under the plant and moved it around until I got the effect I wanted. Camera at 70mm and 1 foot from plant. flash at about 1.5 feet away. ISO 100, f32, 1/250 sec.

[Valerio Tarone]

wonderfull effect. Like very much the image. I don't knowwhat focal you used. a relatively dark Bg works well here

[Bob Miller]

HI Jb...I am afraid this picture doesn't quite work for me....close..... but I would like to see more detail in the shadows

[Paul Lagasi]

JB..I like this image as presented, only thing I might do is clone out or darken the left hand pitcher plant but thats just me..

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey JB,
Very cool approach and this has some great stuff going for it......the mood is super as these are very difficult subjects.....so your lighting did fantastic stuff to this. I do think you have a few options at the bases....where the flash starts to fall off....on the right and center plants....bring up the shadow base area sligtly with a levels layer (or a few) to closer match the fall off on the LH one. My guess is that you got a shadow on the R 2 plants.......so just be aware of that. These are quite difficult to photograph because of location and shape of plant......I think a few tweaks will bring this up to even greater heights!

[Mike Moats]

Hey JB, very nice comp, and great lighting. Good details.

[Julie Kenward]

What a great mood this one has! I agree with Roman's ideas of how to tweak this but I love it as is as well. The fact that you can barely see the BG - really nicely placed and executed lighting - just one thing...

I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) these are Pitcher Plants and not Picture Plants. ;)

[Caroline Darmo]

Hi JB, the lighting is quite dramatic, I really like the COMP and think Roman covered the essentials.Very nice image.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Love it - what a great idea - must try something similar.

[JB Ellis]

Thanks for the helpful comments and suggestions. Yes Jules, that's not the first time I spelled Pitcher Plant wrong. Rely to much on spell check.:)