Dahlia

[Jeff15]

 

[deeky]

I love my dahlias. Not crazy about this shot.

a. It looks over processed in the bright bits and a not super job of painting in a black background.
b. Flowers don't float. I know some people take them out, but I prefer to have the stem in there to ground the shot.

Obviously I don't know the situation on this one, but if at all possible, learn to shoot the flower with a black background in the actual shot. It doesn't have to be much. My set up is a piece of black foam core in the shadows while the flower sits on my dining room table next to the window.

 

[otherprof]

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I really like this, particularly the variation in the petals.

 

[CherylL]

I like the angle of the flower. Floating and the color makes the photo a graphic like quality.