A few flower shots from old Bar

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A few flower shots from old Bar

Postby sheepie on Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:34 pm

Up here for the weekend (now there's a change ;) )...

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Postby colin_12 on Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:20 pm

I like how the light looks soft in #1 Sheepie.
I think #3 was trying to cover up her face while you were watching her. :lol:
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Postby radar on Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:50 pm

Very nice Leon,

first one is beautiful, love the flowers against the black backgroud.

second one would be much better if it was i the same "genre". The jagged leaf at the bottom is distracting, for me anyway.

Last one is a great capture, as colin_12 says, it really looks like it is trying to hide, well done.

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Postby stubbsy on Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:13 pm

Leon

I think the simplicity of that first shot with the flowers so strongly isolated from the dark background really makes it the stand out image
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Postby Matt. K on Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:06 pm

Numero uno for me Leon. Works beautifully!
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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:14 pm

This is a ’no-contest’ - #1 :)
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Postby sheepie on Sat Jan 27, 2007 2:13 pm

Thanks guys - I have to admit that I'm pretty happy with #1 - especially when you know how tiny these flowers really are (they are chive flowers).

It goes to show what is possible 'out in the wild' - these were just downstairs in the garden. The combination of fast shutter and small aperture, and the brilliant way the flash system works, makes for a nice black background :)

Have been having a bit of fun over the last couple of days with macro - as many throwouts as keepers, but that's the nature of the beast (especially when it's a bit windy).
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