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    Default Bicolor Marigold on blue

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    Canon EOS REBEL T1i
    Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS @ 105mm
    Av mode
    1/4"
    F22
    ISO:100
    LR & CS3
    Tripod
    BG is blue poster board
    Shot indoors with natural window light and a small LED flashlight.

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    Hey Ken,
    I like the comp.....but the BG and saturation of the image aren't working for me here. I will give you a suggestion to try.......take a picture of a beautiful sky.....even with clouds......print it on matte paper......voila!!!....natural looking BG. Works with any BG you can think of and looks better than a flat colored BG.
    Busy season for me Ken.....getting worse after the 28th! Hold down the fort while I'm away!
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    Hi Ken. Nice comp and lots of bright colors - though I do like Roman's suggestion about the background. (I've been away on a family trip for a week - to take more photos, of course. ) :)

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    Roman, your suggestion for a BG sounds great!

    I really wasn't going for anything natural looking with this one. This is more of an attempt at a bright color pop art type shot. I knew it wouldn't appeal to everyone. :)

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    I love the colors of this image. Knock you out! That is an unusual Marigold. Is it another of your own happy accidents?

    I'm wondering if you might get that pop art look by eliminating some of the leaves and cropping in closer. I know you like to photograph plants as they really are, ie, without eliminating elements, but I think pop art needs to be more simple. I might also rotate the image a bit CCW to make the flower look up a bit, though this may not matter. Here is a quick try. I wish I hadn't cropped the top of the flower, but, I did it before cloning and didn't want to go back and redo it. Just an idea.

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    This flower wasn't an accidental creation but what's cool is these were grown from seeds collected last year and there are big variations in the flowers. Last year every flower look like this but those seeds were purchased. This year they range from solid yellow to the original pattern and everywhere in between.

    I think you're definitely on to something here! I may have to go really crazy and take this one over to OOTB. :)

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