I've up-skirted a flower - C&C

[Compaq]

f/11, 1/250thth, ISO 100

Oh yeah, that's hot!

How did it turn out? Colours, composition? Exposed for sky, pop-up flashed it's underside (the flash might not be the only thing that popped up), revealing its hidden underside. Held my finger over 70% of the flash.

I touched it afterwards.


IMG_0395_edited-1 by Bokehliciousness-ness, on Flickr

RAW file processed and edited with Elements 9.

To see a few more shots, visit the flickr page, I'd be honoured!

-Compaq

(too weird?)

 

[molested_cow]

Looks like there's a shadow of the flower against the background, which makes it look like a studio shot with fake backdrops. I think it kills the shot.

 

[Compaq]

I'm not sure I understand exactly what you mean :|

 

[christian.rudman]

the shadowy presence on the clouds to the right of the flower stalk is what he's talking about if i am not mistaken. definitely a cool little exercise, but i would work on de-intensifying that flash more than using a finger. does kinda look studioish when you look at the difference from sky exposure to the flower.

 

[Compaq]

That shadowy presence (which I just barely see, if I'm looking at the same thing as you) could be dodged away, right? I set the flash at its lowest intensity, and covered it with my finger. I don't have any equipment or anything else to do that for me. I improvised.


edit: OHHHHH, you mean that tree in lower right corner! I never thought that could look like the shadow of the flower head! Ahh, I see it now. Yeah, that's not the shadow, but the silhouette of a tree perhaps 10 meters away. I tried framing so that I wouldn't get it with, but it was impossible to not have the tree and have a blue sky as a back ground. It was overcast, and a little opening in the sky.

Ahh, I've been wondering about that shadow a lot!

 

[Dagwood56]

A piece of toilet tissue drapped over the flash works quite nicely as a diffuser. I've done is many times.

 

[Compaq]

OK, a roll of toilet paper added to camera bad, LOL Thanks, good tip!

 

[UnderThePink]

Don't really have much to say about the photo....but your OP made me laugh

 

[fokker]

Looks like there's a shadow of the flower against the background, which makes it look like a studio shot with fake backdrops. I think it kills the shot.

I second this, it has a very fake look to it. I think it's partly the flash shadow from the front petals onto the rear petals that isn't helping.

 

[Compaq]

Don't really have much to say about the photo....but your OP made me laugh

South Texas? Do you talk similarly to Mexicans?

 

[Compaq]

Looks like there's a shadow of the flower against the background, which makes it look like a studio shot with fake backdrops. I think it kills the shot.

I second this, it has a very fake look to it. I think it's partly the flash shadow from the front petals onto the rear petals that isn't helping.

Any tips on how to prevent that? other than having more flashes Or am I just facing the limitations of the in-came flash? Perhaps a reflector above the flower could solve the problem?

 

[JWellman]

I'm just not feeling any love for this photo. That tree has to go! Sorry, wish I had something nice to say.