Forest Aloe

BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
edited August 11, 2005 in Holy Macro
Some more close-up experiments, this time with the kit lens. These are not actually aloes, but the flowers look very much like those of an aloe. They grow in deep shade.

ISO 100 (manual); F16; t=1/125s; f=55mm; flash (fec -2/3). monopod.
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ISO 100 (aperture priority); F11; t=1/15s; f=55mm; flash (fec -2/3). monopod.
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In both cases the flash was on the left of the flower. The highlights in the 2nd pic are due to sunlight.

regards
alan
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2005
    Good shots Al, I actually prefer #2 even if the highlights are blown (never did understand why blown highlights are a sin).

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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited August 11, 2005
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Good shots Al, I actually prefer #2 even if the highlights are blown (never did understand why blown highlights are a sin).

    Brian V.
    Thanks for commenting Brian. I think the idea behind the sinfulness of blown highlights is that there's no detail in that part of the pic. However, I agree that in some cases highlights can add to the mood of the pic.

    regards
    alan
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