Insert creative thread title here - Oldhippy tribute

[BrentC]

I suck at creative titles so I don't have one. Trying to capture some of the magic of @oldhippy . Getting better I think. Would appreciate if someone can id this. I think it may be a Yellow Dahlia?

Yellow Dahlia? by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

 

[tirediron]

That's a flower! Very Old-Hippy-esque!

 

[limr6 4]

Great light!

 

[Peeb108 4]

That's a flower! Very Old-Hippy-esque!

To be more specific, let me lend some expertise: yeller flower.

 

[oldhippy]

Nice step in the process. Just keep doing and refining. As Traveler once told me. Hold yourself to a higher standard. With that mantra you can do anything in time. Have a great day. Ed

 

[yamaha pat]

I really like this one the prominent flowers are the old ones releasing their petals so the young one get sunshine.

 

[BrentC]

That's a flower! Very Old-Hippy-esque!

Great light!

Thanks.

 

[BrentC]

Nice step in the process. Just keep doing and refining. As Traveler once told me. Hold yourself to a higher standard. With that mantra you can do anything in time. Have a great day. Ed

Thanks Ed. I'm not a huge flower person but really enjoy your work. If I get half as good I'll be happy.

 

[BrentC]

I really like this one the prominent flowers are the old ones releasing their petals so the young one get sunshine.

Thank you. Yes the old making way for the new.

 

[birdbonkers84]

I really like the shot, did you pull back the backs to get the dark background or was it like that when you shot it?

 

[BrentC]

I really like the shot, did you pull back the backs to get the dark background or was it like that when you shot it?

It was in very bright sunlight, and if I remember correctly, dropped the exposure a bit (was a little over exposed), pulled back on the highlights (petals were clipping), a increase in shadow and blacks. Not sure if I went about PP properly but I am fairly pleased with it. I didn't get the initial exposure correct so lost a bit of detail.

Also I forgot I had this on my bif setting so 1/1600 shutter and ended up with ISO 2000. Would have been much better at lower ss and ISO.

This was shot with 300mm+1.4TC (eq. 840mm) so I had to shoot it from quite a ways back. I think I should have taken out my 12-100mm lens for this shot.