A flower shot from me

[Pops]

Re: A flower shot from me

One more just for luck

Patrick

Like the blending of the top two but not to sure about the bottom one. maybe it's the green centre putting me off.

[Pops]

Re: A flower shot from me

I like the blinds as well, but like shot 3 best.

I'm off to work soon, but I'll post some of my flower shots tomorrow (all these secret flower fans eh?)

I'm interested in the light tent Patrick uses, I've done a few still lifes recently with reflective surfaces and think I should look into this a bit more.

Any info light tent users would like to share?

I for one look forward to seeing some of your flower shots. Taken lots myself but only in their natural environment. Must think about setting some up.

[Patrick]

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Patrick, I love Gerberas and flowers of a similar genre. However if I am perfectly honest, I'm not too sure in my own mind what the best way to photograph them is. I tend to work on instinct in these matters, and this tells me that of the images you have posted I like the composition of the last one.

Somehow, drama and interest needs to injected into a shot of such flowers, indeed this could apply to most flowers and is one reason I suppose why I chose the Lily in my thread.

For me the tight group of flowers fits this principle the best, but I wonder if it still needs something to make it shout at the viewer. The only way I can think of is in the lighting, or the processing. You may have a totally different outlook on this matter, and I wouldn't presume to say I was right when I know this is how you wanted to present them.

[tarzieboy]

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lovely, i do like that, i also think the blind adds to the interest of the picture,,, john