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Magnolia Giganticus

My wife brought this flower home yesterday for me to exploit, and it's huge. About the size of a dinner plate. The botanical name for the flower is Magnolia grandiflora, but I used creative license and employed a more made up name.

 

Lighting stuff for those who care: Simple lighting with one YN560-III in a 24 inch softbox at camera left about 6 inches from the flower. I used side lighting because it creates the shadows that reveal shapes and texture. The flash, in manual mode, was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.

 

Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. In the description for that set, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash. www.flickr.com/photos/9422

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Uploaded on April 23, 2015
Taken on April 22, 2015