My how time flies! Didn’t realize how late it had gotten…I rather like how the tulip is lit up, I am going to have to go back and explore (play) with this setup some more. Enjoy…
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Beautiful!!! I think this is very well composed and lit!!!
Thank you Mike, I am rather pleased at how this turned out.
Interesting composition and use of light. I like beautiful contrasting colors on the rich black background.
Thank you Emily, I actually played around a little with the lighting till I ended up with this, I rather like it!
Good shot – is this natural light or did you use something for illumination?
Hi Mike, I used a Canon Speedlite 430EX II (manual, 1/16th power shot through a snoot) low (as in just below the head of the tulip) camera left.
Very nice. I love the softness of the depth of field and the crispness on the tip of the flower, it’s almost like a painting. The lighting is great too.
Thanx for such a wonderful comment! 😀
Great shot David! I think it’s the vase that makes it. It changes it from a standard flower shot to something more interesting. Love the composition.
I agree with you about the vase, I am glad I included it! 😀
I like this lighting and how the tip of the Tulip is well lit and in focus. Unusual composition but quite nice.
Thanx Sasi. I originally snapped a few shots of just the tulip but felt it was missing something, so I included the vase. I then wanted the one leaf to be fully included in the photo and…that’s how the composition occurred! 😀