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cameraCanon EOS 40D

settings Aperture f/32.0 ISO 100 Shutter 32/10 

upload_dateApr, 2012

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12 Comments |
SilverCity
 
SilverCity May 08, 2012
cool close up
MichelleAnnHarrison
 
MichelleAnnHarrison May 08, 2012
Congratulations
SarahKeates
 
SarahKeates May 08, 2012
Gorgeous! Congrats!
tsambaproductions
 
tsambaproductions May 08, 2012
congrats
ginachacha
 
ginachacha May 09, 2012
This is a dreamy!!
Flanerie66
 
Flanerie66 May 26, 2012
Wow, amazing macro. Congrats!
Redcow
 
Redcow June 08, 2012
Stunning!
Angela_Lewry
 
Angela_Lewry September 26, 2012
Beautiful photograph, really caught my eye :)
johnpa53
 
johnpa53 November 06, 2012
great macro shot, voted
palooza
 
palooza February 17, 2013
Gorgeous lighting and detail!
Kazza60
 
Kazza60 February 17, 2013
Stunning. Congratulations
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Avi-Avivi November 23, 2013
Stunning!

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at home, shortly after we received a lovely buquet of blue irises.

Time

I used natural through-the window afternoon light and I started to shoot a series of close-up photos.

Lighting

I found natural light to work best for my flower photos.

Equipment

The camera CANON EOS 40D was equipped with a 100mm CANON macro lens and mounted on a Manfrotto tripod.

Inspiration

I looked at the flower like one would look at a model. I was inspired by the beauty and intricacy of the Iris and I used a direct/frontal approach.

Editing

Minimal post-processing included cropping and contrast.

In my camera bag

These days I use a CANON 5D Mark III with the new 100mm Macro IS lens.

Feedback

My advice to photographers that like macro is to look for beauty in small natural things and when they find it, capture it and show it to others that pass it by.

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