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Rosa sp. (common name: Rose)
Roses come in hundreds of colours and are regarded as the kings of flowers by many people. I have taken literally thousands of pictures of them under varying conditions, using as many different approaches as one can think of. In this series of photos four different types of photos of flowers produced by one single plant are presented. In the first photo a new flower was shot with fill in flash which revealed as much texture detail as possible but not all the colour hues of the flower. In the second shot, the flash was not used, so all the pink colour hues are visible. In the third photo I chose a large flower and shot it head on, with a fill in flash. Again, maximum texture detail is present but this time colour hues are also there because of the high intensity of natural light. In the last photo another large flower was chosen but this time it was shot with the sun hitting if from the right side thus increasing the range of tones, the texture detail and, with the presence of shadows, the 3-D construction of the flower is shown in all its complexity and beauty.
Photos by George J. Reclos
Shooting Data:
1. Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90 mm f/2.8 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/500 sec - f/5.6, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL mode
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS2, levels adjusted, smart sharpening added and resized.
2. Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90 mm f/2.8 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/90 sec - f/11, Aperture priority mode
Flash: None
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS2, levels adjusted, smart sharpening added and resized.
3. Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/60 sec - f/8, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL mode
Image: NEF file, edited in Photoshop CS2, levels adjusted, smart sharpening added and resized, saved as JPEG.
4. Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/125 sec - f/16, Aperture priority mode
Flash: None
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS2, levels adjusted, smart sharpening added and resized.
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