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Violet Wave

Jul, 2009

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Absolutely fantastic macro shot !!

Excellent color and clarity.
Very nice

Fantastic macro shot!!!

PRO

beautiful macro, great clarity, love the angle and light

great :)

Beautiful shot! Congrats.

Very nice!

Wow! Thanks all.

congrats

Super clarity & color & detail, congrats

Excellent shot, congratulations!

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Terrific shot. Congratulations.

Wow! Great capture!

Stunning macro!!! Wonderfully vivid colors!!

THIS IS SUPERB REALLY LIKE THE MACRO FACTOR USE ON THIS PHOTO .

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Great shot...if u have time...please check out mine

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Great capture !

great shot

wow, awesome:) love the colour and the lighting. voted

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this picture in the backyard at my in-laws' house in Alameda, California.

Time

It was dusk if I remember right. That served my goal well; I didn't want to just take another flower picture and wanted to try using my own lighting.

Lighting

I had a macro lens on my camera ... so I decided to play with my flash and see if I could make an interesting picture by trying a variety of flash angles. This one had a relatively fast exposure time if I remember right - because I don't think I used a tripod, yet the image is nice and sharp.

Equipment

I believe this was shot several years ago on my Nikon D80 with a Sigma macro lens and an external flash with an extension cable, so I could move it around.

Inspiration

I loved the lighting that evening and had my camera equipment in the car, including a new macro lens and flash. So I essentially looked around for good macro subject and then took lots and lots of pictures of it until I saw one that had the composition, clarity and depth that I wanted. I loved the detail that came out, and the color was surprisingly nice.

Editing

Very little post-processing on this one. I'm pretty sure I took it at a low ISO, so I might have done a bit of sharpening so that it would look good on screen, and I probably saturated the colors slightly.

In my camera bag

Lately, I carry a Nikon D800 with a Nikon Zoom-Nikkor Zoom Lens for Nikon F - 17mm-55mm - F/2.8, my SB800 flash, remote shutter release attachments, extra batteries, and a Manfrotto tripod. The shortcoming of this kit is that I really don't have a good full-frame longer lens in my kit yet. (I have other lenses for my older cameras, but not this one.) So I end up cropping, taking advantage of the high resolution, to get in close to my subjects. This works ok, but it's time for a longer lens!)

Feedback

Off-center lighting and wait until dusk (don't try to shoot at night or during full daylight). Also, with a macro for outdoor shots, wait until there is no breeze! Play with lots of angles for the lighting. It would have been easier if I had a tripod!

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