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The Kiss

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Dennis Dorr

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<img src="http://www.digitalmontana.net/images/The_kiss.jpg"/>

That wont work. One puts the url without quotes between



The_kiss.jpg

The chances for shooting outside were not looking good. It was cold and gray and the roads were slick and icy. I bought these Irises from a local florist and waited for them to open, set them under a skylight in our bedroom and shot away. This one I titled "The Kiss"...well, I think it's self explanatory.

This was shot in natural light with a 5D and 100mm macro lens. Exif info: ISO 100, 5 seconds @F32. Needless to say it was NOT handheld. Mirror lockup and remote shutter. NO saturation in Post...these are the colors as shot.
 
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Mike Spinak

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Dennis, click on the little icon of the mountain and sun, then put the image's URL into the dialog box.

As for this picture:

Irises can be a bit perplexing to photograph, because the flowers spread so wide, with different parts in diferent depths of field. Your notion to show the petals of two separate flowers, touching, in side view, as a way to deal with this, is inventive. I think it has a lot of potential. However, to fully bring the idea to fruition, I think you need to put a little more into it. I think the convergence of the petal on the upper left detracts from the composition. I also don't see how the stem in the lower left adds to the picture. It might also help to use a more contrasting background.

Mike

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Anita Saunders

New member
Delicate petals

The lighting does bring out the delicate nature of the petals and the colour is very good indeed. However the composition doesn't work for me, and the background lets the picture down too.

I would suggest a landscape or square shot with the petals touching much more gently (rather than colliding) and ensuring there are no distractions on the side (such as green stalks or leaves). I would also use a very soft texture or gently diffused lighting on the background in addition.

You're on the right track and it's certainly a great idea. I would be interested in further developments on this theme.
 
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