Sun or candle?

Paul Iddon

This is a shot of the youngsters sunflower which has opened its petals up this last couple of days.

After (yet) another heavy downpour tonight, I decided to go all abstract on this one - I like the stark brightness of the powerful yellows and the way it conrasts with the heavier browns.

When seen up close though, they reminded me of candles or tree lights, hence the title for the thread and photo.

Used three extension tubes and the marumi flash gun, and, here is a little surprise, set the camera to shutter priority because I wanted to control the speed and let the camera think "creative"... But I knew the DoF would be near zero, cos my viewfinder told me, along with my know-how...


Exif:

Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 450D
Image Date: 2009:07:13 21:39:18
Flash Used: Yes (Manual, Marumi Ringflash))
Focal Length: 105.0mm
CCD Width: 4.18mm
Exposure Time: 0.0080 s (1/125)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO equiv: 100
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: shutter priority (semi-auto)






Paul.

Lord Vetinari

Nice one Paul - do find the large OOF area bottom left a bit distracting though
Brian V.

Paul Iddon

Cheers for the thoughts Brian

Paul.