Calla Lily
I want to return the honest beauty of this flower without messing with it. So here it is.
I want to return the honest beauty of this flower without messing with it. So here it is.
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Mar, 2015Views
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Lucky 3 Award
People's Choice in simplicity is beauty Photo Challenge
farmchick57
March 20, 2015
Great photo. We call this one Arum lily and it is a weed, grows all through our paddocks by the river so we spray them.
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Highlandsportsphotography
March 20, 2015
Its very pretty!! Lovely capture with the blacl background.
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Behind The Lens
Location
This is a cutting from my garden. I generally don't cut flowers in order to let them live as long as posible. But the San Francisco Bay is too windy to keep things still. By my front door the lighting is great for shooting until after sunset.Time
This was taken around 5 PM.Lighting
I only use natural light exclusively and rarely use filtered light. Operating by myself, I rarely use a reflector. So I am almost always scheming and evaluating the light quality of any place I walk into. Everyday, even the same place, is different. Only photographers understand this.Equipment
No flash; tripod and camera only. I believe this was my Canon 24-105 mm, my default lens these days. Camera Canon 60D.Inspiration
In college I used to look at Robert Mapplethorpe's photos a lot. I admire his studio shots and composition that make flowers look so incredibly glamorous, wholesome and graphic at the same time. I have always wanted to shoot photos with natural light but with a feel of studio light. If you can teach me how to do studio light looking natural but not cliche, that would be awesome....Editing
There were lots of dust on this mostly white flower and this is a huge flower. Very labor-intensive to do spot removal one dust particle at a time! It took me hours to do just that. Using Lightroom, I adjusted highlight, shadow, added clarity and slight saturation of colors, burned around the border.In my camera bag
24-105 mm, 14 mm lens, occasionally a 100mm macro, ND filter, UV filter, CP filter, cleaning solution, micro fiber wipe, Canon 60D and 5D Mark III. Tripod, a quater to whine the release head for the tripod. :) very minimal to be taken serious.Feedback
Wash the flower first and let dry (so you don't go mad doing spot healing/removal in post process). Find soft light but with enough contrast for drama. Shoot many angles and try different appertures and exposures. Huge differences in outcome. Tripod a must. And lastly, don't go crazy killing flowers just for a shot.
