Creative Notes
While this flower was stunning as a color image, I wanted to work it as a b/w because of the texture and silky lines in the leaves and petals. I rotated it by degrees until I found an arrangement that I thought was pleasing. The white spot on the top petal was a yellow damaged part.
Technical Notes
I took three bracketed exposures but only used one, the center weighted image. The light was coming from above and I was shooting straight down, so it exposed nicely. I drove the contrast way up with the Levels tool and turned the image a bit.
Place: Seattle Conservatory, USA
Date: November 10th, 2006
Time: 3:12 pm
Camera Settings
- Shutter Speed: 4 sec
- Lens Aperature: f/22
- Focal Length: 50 mm
- ISO Speed: 100
- Flash: did not fire
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