Pink Dogwood

[greybeard69 42]

Back to blooms today

 

[wackii]

I haven't seen this before. Thanks for sharing. Did you use the flash on these?

 

[greybeard69 42]

Yeah, i used a r1 macro flashes set at 2:1

 

[AXIS]

Any shots without the flash? It makes them look pretty artificial and the lighting seems strange.

At least that's how I perceived the shots, but I'm pretty new to photography. They also dont seem very vibrant but that may be the flowers themselves, idk

 

[greybeard69 42]

Any shots without the flash? It makes them look pretty artificial and the lighting seems strange.

At least that's how I perceived the shots, but I'm pretty new to photography. They also dont seem very vibrant but that may be the flowers themselves, idk

None w/o flash, flash tends to excite vibrancy but, they would definitely look different under natural light. I use flash so I can shoot at f/22 and get the entire bloom in focus. I usually use a shoe mounted SB910 or SB700 w/dome as Commander/main with a pr of SB-R200's mounted on the lens as fill. This combination produces a more natural look than the pr of SB-R200's alone as was used in this shot. I got a little lazy on this one.

 

[greybeard69 42]

This one shot today with a different light setup.

 

[BlackSheep]

Your second setup is much better than the first, its much more dramatic.

 

[greybeard69 42]

Your second setup is much better than the first, its much more dramatic.

Yes, I got lazy on the 1st ones and paid the price with mediocre results. For the 2nd set I use a SB910 mounted on the hot shoe with diffuser dome and the r1 for fill. This setup is very flexible and not to bulky or heavy.

 

[Tony S]

Your second set up works better, doesn't wash out the pinks in the flowers.