Colorful Bird
I find these bird of paradise to be among the most photogenic of all flowers. This one came from the garden this afternoon.
Lighting stuff: I wanted to make the orange petals (or sepals) glow and appear luminous, so I back lit them by placing a YN560 with a Rogue grid on it behind the flower to the left. Fill light came from a YN560-III in a 24 inch softbox at camera right. The two strobes, in manual mode, were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other pictures I've taken of these flowers are in my Birds of Paradise set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157631967781801/
Colorful Bird
I find these bird of paradise to be among the most photogenic of all flowers. This one came from the garden this afternoon.
Lighting stuff: I wanted to make the orange petals (or sepals) glow and appear luminous, so I back lit them by placing a YN560 with a Rogue grid on it behind the flower to the left. Fill light came from a YN560-III in a 24 inch softbox at camera right. The two strobes, in manual mode, were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other pictures I've taken of these flowers are in my Birds of Paradise set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157631967781801/