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For Strobist:
- Travelite 750 through small softbox on camera left.
- Shot against a dark gray backdrop 3 ft behind the flower.
- 1/200s, f/13
Sorry to add another..but I had a blast 2 days in a row in the corner of the Rose Garden where the white Calla's where..everybody who knows me knows that I love these flowers..they are my favorite.. I had Eric's 35-100mm f2.0 lens. That lens brings me to my knees!!! lol! I spent a good 20 minutes or so...making love to these flowers!..I have a ton..of images..this one just caught my eye right now...so thought I would throw it up here. I just know that lens is missing me!! :-D
I know the lighting is harsh on here..but I enjoy the challenge of shooting in the full sun without blowing whites out & I like the shadows on here!.
TMAX 100, expired July, 2000.
Inspired by Maplethorpe, this is a shot that I always wanted to do. This photograph is featuring a withered calla lily.
The Calla Lily is probably one of the best known flowers in Spain. No house or finca is without at least one plant outside the kitchendoor...
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Call Lilien, wahrscheinlich die beliebtesten Pflanzen in Spanien. Hier wachsen sie im Garten.
Calla lilies are my wife's favorite flower and last year I bought her a potted group that she planted in the backyard. A few short days later the dog dug them up. She replanted them, but the dog dug them up again. Now they are ex-lilies. She was having a really bad day last week and I decided to surprise her with another bouquet of lilies. I did manage to hold off a couple days before I asked her if I could borrow them for some photos, otherwise she'd see right through the rouse (I hope she's not reading now).
As far as technical details, I placed these in my new home studio (a desk in the living room) and originally set up one tungsten studio modelling light to the right, but decided that it was much too harsh. Without much room to set up another or play with a reflector, I switched off the modelling light and went with a regular tungsten lamp (from Ikea nonetheless) immediately to the right of the frame. I tried the best I could to underexpose the leaves underneath, but wasn't entirely able to block the light without affecting the petals.
In RAW I adjusted white balance, tinting, exposure, contrast, sharpness, and added a little vingetting just to tone down the green leaves. I then bounced to Photoshop and burned in the leaves to the top left a little, cropped, and saved as JPG.
I hope you like it. Let me know your honest opinions!
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Calla Lily
White foam board V flats left and right sides, piece of foam board covering the top. Single Vivitar 285HV left hand side, 1//4 power pointing straight up. Black card shielding the flash from the flower.
Setup drawing here;
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