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Camelia
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28-MAR-2005

28 March
Camelia

I don't know about you but I've enjoyed having a few days off work. Time to visit family, do a bit of tidying up and archiving old photos.

I snipped this from the Camelia outside the kitchen window. There are two flower heads growing back to back so that isn't a reflection. I sat it on the lightbox, covered in white paper and used a Canon 420EX flash to light the top bloom. A bit too much light from the lightbox, I think.

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
1/13s f/5.6 at 55.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time28-Mar-2005 19:26:35
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length55 mm
Exposure Time1/13 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modeaverage (1)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Chris Sofopoulos29-Mar-2005 11:30
So nice red. And the light of this shot is just perfect! I think that most important to a photographer is the eye that see things. You do have a photographic eye for sure.
don nieman29-Mar-2005 11:06
I think it is a very nice image. The detail is very good.
Guest 29-Mar-2005 08:17
Excellent job Gail! I'd be happy with this shot!
Guest 29-Mar-2005 05:04
whoa...really nice.
like the complimentry colours and the dof.
Guest 29-Mar-2005 04:43
Lots of photos of flowers today! Yours is very.. delicate :) Must be the soft background.
Guest 29-Mar-2005 01:33
A Gail Davison trademark "RED"! I love it, nice setup and composition.
Guest 29-Mar-2005 00:40
I think this is beautiful..vivid colors
littleheifer28-Mar-2005 21:51
Beautiful creative image. I relly like the reds.
Nancy
Guest 28-Mar-2005 20:51
Archiving old photos is getting to be a full time job. I really need to get back to just one photo a day. Lovely image.
David Clunas28-Mar-2005 19:49
Strong image, agree with you and would like to see slightly less light from the lightbox to take away the transparency of the leaves.
Leo Charette28-Mar-2005 19:43
Wait a cotton-picking minute.... light box??? Is this new?? I think the exposure is very nice here, maybe just a tad overexposed.
Leo Charette28-Mar-2005 19:40
beautifully done
Guest 28-Mar-2005 19:33
It is a little unbalanced with the light, but lovely nonetheless
Vinh Luu28-Mar-2005 19:31
an interesting flower, given its many laters and folds. i like that you included green leaves, and it adds a bit of calm to the more aggressive colors (red, black, white).

i agree with Lee with regards to the lighting. the lighting coming from the bottom is harsh and good for high key, but the lighting from the top (the flash) is soft. i think either a soft or hard light would work here, but that it should be used for both top and bottom.
Stu28-Mar-2005 19:30
Gorgeous image, Gail.
Lee Rudd28-Mar-2005 19:22
Very creative - not sure about too much, maybe high key would work if you could balance the light?
Antonis Sarantos28-Mar-2005 19:20
An awesome light. You deserve this flower.
Ric Yates28-Mar-2005 18:58
Lovely shot, agree that a bit less from the lightbox would have given more balance.
Zak28-Mar-2005 18:52
great shot!!
Sheena Woodhead28-Mar-2005 18:51
Very creative, I like it very much.