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365 Project - 11-08-15 - Canna Lily 1

I have chosen two images of this Canna Lily to illustrate two different shooting modes .. both images were shot in the middle of the day in bright sunlight . th...
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I have chosen two images of this Canna Lily to illustrate two different shooting modes .. both images were shot in the middle of the day in bright sunlight . this one I used flash to counteract the sun from behind the flower .. f 29 gave good depth across the image and reduced the light entering from behind the image .. ISO 100 allowed full detail and reduced the light .. a lower shutter speed combined with flash made the colour pop and the background darker ..
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SunQueen NanaSue54 Capture-Life
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lizziemellis KayBrewer chuckrickman
Outstanding Creativity
Rustybucket8472 MaryMulholland
Magnificent Capture
Bruz
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malijohn
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MaryMulholland
 
MaryMulholland August 11, 2015
Thanks for the detailed explanation, find this one very interesting as I have never tried using flash and it certainly gives the background a more intense darkness.
NanaSue54
 
NanaSue54 August 11, 2015
LOVE this!!! The dark really does make it pop!! :)
pegleg Platinum
 
pegleg August 12, 2015
super cool info thanks, this looks like a shot from a studio so cool love it
SunQueen
 
SunQueen August 14, 2015
You really made it pop
Bruz Platinum
 
Bruz August 16, 2015
Awesome explanation of how you took this. I really like it.
KayBrewer Platinum
 
KayBrewer August 25, 2015
lovely lighting and color
lizziemellis Platinum
 
lizziemellis August 30, 2015
This one is a little richer in colour:-)
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