Single dahlia
Aug, 2016Views
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People's Choice in Black and White Flowers Photo Challenge
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Location
Elizabeth Park in Hartford, CTTime
2pmLighting
when I take flower photos I underexpose by a half stop so I don't blow out the detailsEquipment
Canon 70D, 24-70mm 2.8 lensInspiration
Elizabeth Park is one of my favorite places for flower photos. The dahlias are beautiful. I'm really partial to dahlias because my daughter loves them.Editing
I do very little post processing. I did convert this to black and white because of the elegant simplicity of the photoIn my camera bag
Canon 70D, Canon 2.8 24-70 lens, Canon 2.8 70-200 lens, Sigma 5.6-6.3 50-500 lens, rogue flashbender, Gary Fong lightsphere, intervalometer, Mefoto Roadtrip tripodFeedback
With flowers I think exposure is most important, especially on a sunny day a light colored flower should be slightly underexposed so the details aren't blown out. I use a low f stop for single flowers
