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garyt · Jun-20-2008, 08:36 AM #1

Took the day off from work today to play a bit. The local Indians have a small park nearby that has a rose garden in it. Most of the roses were already passing. Thought I'd play a bit with natural light versus fill flash to see what the results were. What do you think? All shosts have been noise adjusted, that's all.

Natural light

Fill Flash

natural light

Natural light

Fill flash

natural Light

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Like this one just because a hover landed right before the shot.

Argos · Jun-20-2008, 02:40 PM #2

Gary,

My $0.02, for what it's worth...

The first flower isn't all in focus, deeper DOF would have been nice. In general, I prefer natural light and only use fill flash when I absolutely HAVE to use it -- but that's a personal preference, and likely not shared by most folks.

For instance, your last pair of shots -- the fill flash took care of some slightly harsh shadows, but at the cost of making parts of the flower look washed out. What kind of diffuser are you using on the fill flash?

Argos

TwistedJ · Jun-20-2008, 04:00 PM #3

I like the natural light better especially against the coral/orange one. I have one of those in a mini rose hard to shoot its true color unless its a bright sunny day.

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Jun-20-2008, 08:36 AM #1
garyt ^OP Major grins Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 335	Play Day Took the day off from work today to play a bit. The local Indians have a small park nearby that has a rose garden in it. Most of the roses were already passing. Thought I'd play a bit with natural light versus fill flash to see what the results were. What do you think? All shosts have been noise adjusted, that's all. Natural light Fill Flash natural light Natural light Fill flash natural Light Fill flash Like this one just because a hover landed right before the shot. __________________ Gary ----------------------- Canon 30D, 28-80mm kit, 100mm Macro, 80-200mm, Kenko Tubes (68mm), 380EX Flash, and a wish list. http://www.flickr.com/photos/garythompson/

Jun-20-2008, 02:40 PM #2
Argos Learning in 10MB steps... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 141	Gary, My $0.02, for what it's worth... The first flower isn't all in focus, deeper DOF would have been nice. In general, I prefer natural light and only use fill flash when I absolutely HAVE to use it -- but that's a personal preference, and likely not shared by most folks. For instance, your last pair of shots -- the fill flash took care of some slightly harsh shadows, but at the cost of making parts of the flower look washed out. What kind of diffuser are you using on the fill flash? Argos __________________ Argos Lead dog at Old Dog Photography

Jun-20-2008, 04:00 PM #3
TwistedJ Major grins Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 191	I like the natural light better especially against the coral/orange one. I have one of those in a mini rose hard to shoot its true color unless its a bright sunny day.


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