Exposed macro #1 - Lily

rob marshall

Getting stuck for new ideas, and thought it might be different to do a series of shots to show more of the inside of things, rather than the outside so much.

I took this Lily and removed several petals from the front to expose the base of the stamens inside.

C+C welcome.

linda1111

Well done!

Lord Vetinari

Lovely capture Rob - very wide DOF - is it stacked at all ?

I often do this for flower parts close ups but normally try to keep the "break" out of the frame.

Brian v.

basflt

very nice , could not do better
but
maybe better should bend the fifth leaf down , rather then removing it ?
[ just an idea , not criticism ]

edit
that would also hide the break

rob marshall

Lord Vetinari wrote: »

Lovely capture Rob - very wide DOF - is it stacked at all ?

I often do this for flower parts close ups but normally try to keep the "break" out of the frame.

Brian v.

Yes, it is stacked. Six shots. It's so easy in CS5, it hardly seems an effort to take a few more shots and 'stack the pack'.

rob marshall

basflt wrote: »

very nice , could not do better
but
maybe better should bend the fifth leaf down , rather then removing it ?
[ just an idea , not criticism ]

edit
that would also hide the break

Sorry, I should have explained. I want to do a series of these shots with deliberate cuts/exposure to show the inner workings. Tomorrow I'm taking a chain saw to the car - I've decided we need to be a two-car family.

GOLDENORFE

great idea! like the lighting