Yup...another flower...lol.

[cgipson1]

No idea. They are kinda neat. They start out as a ball...and you can see inside a bit, then seemingly overnight they explode open to a huge mess. This one only half opened and the angle I saw it at looked kinda neat.

I shoot them each day, trying different thing on our walks. Here is a few and maybe someone can identify them. I haven't been posting them 'cause each one has something I dont' like with it and they aren't that great. I didn't bother editing or fixin exposure on these etc...'cause they aren't keepers to me.


This is what they look like full open...I didn't edit these 'cause I didnt get the focus I want...they are kinda hard to isolate too as they grow on a bush close together. But it gives and idea on how they explode open.
Here is when they are the size of a baseball or so...and open a bit.
This one gives kinda an idea what the bush is like...
This one I edited to make it look weird.

These are all underexposed.. why? Did you do that intentionally? You should be able to get them close to correct exposure in camera... without PP.

yeah, a lot from that day were underexposed. It seems lately I am having to not trust my in camera meter thingy...as it was in the middle, but when I look on computer they are all underexposed. I have since started checking histogram after each shot to adjust in the field.

How are you metering?? Try SPOT metering... put the spot and a midtone on the flower...

 

[Ernicus]

These are all underexposed.. why? Did you do that intentionally? You should be able to get them close to correct exposure in camera... without PP.

yeah, a lot from that day were underexposed. It seems lately I am having to not trust my in camera meter thingy...as it was in the middle, but when I look on computer they are all underexposed. I have since started checking histogram after each shot to adjust in the field.

How are you metering?? Try SPOT metering... put the spot and a midtone on the flower...

Have not tried that yet, just been leaving it on matrix. I'll give that a whirl..thanks.

 

[Ernicus]

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I think you should edit this one, i think its a great shot.

Here's a quick edit. I like the comp but not diggin' it still 'cause the inner parts on the bottom left look like a white blur. Maybe I'm just too picky.

 

[Ernicus]

These are all underexposed.. why? Did you do that intentionally? You should be able to get them close to correct exposure in camera... without PP.

yeah, a lot from that day were underexposed. It seems lately I am having to not trust my in camera meter thingy...as it was in the middle, but when I look on computer they are all underexposed. I have since started checking histogram after each shot to adjust in the field.

How are you metering?? Try SPOT metering... put the spot and a midtone on the flower...

Holy crap. I feel like a huge retard...but I'm very grateful thank you. I just tested this on a plant in the house. Hit the light part, adjusted, snapped. The mid..etc...the dark...etc. Got 3 different results. You just opened my eyes in a huge way. Thank you.