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... a calla lily in the dark

... a calla lily in the dark
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cameraDMC-G81

settings Aperture 220/10 ISO 200 Shutter 10/25 Focal Length 300/10 

upload_dateApr, 2021

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5 Comments |
ronjudyluv2travel Platinum
 
ronjudyluv2travel February 17, 2022
Sweet capture! Congratulations!
ClaritaBethCanlasMiller PRO+
 
ClaritaBethCanlasMiller July 02, 2022
lovely
kurtsnyder Ultimate
 
kurtsnyder August 13, 2022
Congratulations Herb on winning the one petal flower challenge! Kurt
JHT-Images PRO+
 
JHT-Images August 13, 2022
Wonderful floral portrait. Congratulations well deserved!
PeteSavagePhotos PRO
 
PeteSavagePhotos August 13, 2022
Congratulations on your win in the challenge. Very much deserved! Wonderful image

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Behind The Lens

Location

The photo was taken ... like most of my flower shots ... in my dark kitchen. No blowing wind, no flying insects and also not to curious views from the neibourghood, but enough time to try different light and points of view.

Time

The late evening or the early night are a good time for shooting in the dark with light only for my blooming models.

Lighting

I don't use a flash for my way of flower photography. Only the LED light the cupboard in my kitchen and long exposure times are needed for such shining colors and such tiny details.

Equipment

My camera is a Panasonic Lumix G81, my macro lens for my flower pics is the LUMIX G ASPH H-HS030. Of course I use a tripod Rollei M4-Mini and a cable release because of very long exposure times.

Inspiration

Our nature is really a great inspiration. I only try to keep a tiny part of all the beauty of colorful and fascinating flowers with my photographs.

Editing

The white balance of the camera is the first way to influence the colors of the blossoms in my wanted direction. Sometimes I also use software like Corel Photo Paint or Perfectly Clear to get special effects, or to rotate and cut the pics very easy.

In my camera bag

While shooting flowers at home I don't need a big bag. But while traveling usually there are two lenses (LUMIX G MACRO 30mm / F2.8 ASPH H-HS030 and LUMIX G VARIO 14-140mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH H-FS14140) in my bag, sometimes a cable release, a few filters (grey and polarization), and always ... sure ... the Panasonic G81.

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Be creative, make many pictures with different perspectives, details and lights and keep only the best! Be patient until you are satisfied with the results! But please enjoy it, have always pleasure and fun!

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