Carnations

[tb2]

I'm not very good at flower photographs, but I'm trying to improve. I've done macro shots I'm happy with, (http://photoreflect.blogspot.com/2006/02/pink-carnation.html, and http://photoreflect.blogspot.com/2006/05/cream-carnation.html) but anything else I've done hasn't cut it for me. Here I paid more attention to the background, the arrangement of the blooms and the lighting. I'm still not entirely happy. Any thoughts?


Tony

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[Dan28607]

I think its a nice shot!

 

[Tantalus]

Very nice, those flowers are popping out of my monitor, love the contrast of white flowers against dark background and the purple fringes are gorgeous.

 

[bla]

Great flowers. I always thought that flower macros should involve a large aperture and a shallow depth of field resulting in a blurry background (but that's just me). I find that this gives a little more life and interest to the pictures without diverting attention from your main subject. The colours here are great, I just find the background a little blank.

 

[LaFoto]

The darkblue background sure helps this photo a lot, as it goes ever so well with the white-and-purple-rimmed flowers.
Is this one still too busy for your liking?
You might want to arrange only ONE flower or a maximum of three?

 

[Hoppy]

The detail you have captured is great. Maybe try a shot from a little higher looking slightly down towards the blooms, just a thought.

 

[tb2]

Thanks for the feedback folks - it's appreciated. I think my shot's OK, but not as good as it could be. On reflection I think, perhaps, the flower heads need more shadow to give them a more three dimensional feel, and separate them more from the background. I used a single flash with a single reflector above here. Maybe I needed side reflectors - one to light and the other to fill the shadows a bit?

Regards, Tony

 

[Mohain]

It is difficult shooting flowers isn't it?!

I'd agree with your comment about a side refelctor. I think one placed just outside at the lower right of the frame would help.

Good effort tho, much better than any flower shot I've tried to do