Mom's amaryllis

TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
edited January 16, 2005 in Holy Macro
We were over at my parents' house last night for dinner and she had asked me to bring my photo gear. This plant was about half the height and flower-less around Christmas time and now look at it. It's about 30" tall. How does this shot look? I used a black felt backdrop - best I could do on short notice. What else do you guys use for black backdrops that won't reflect light?

amaryllis_small.jpg
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited January 16, 2005
    TristanP wrote:
    We were over at my parents' house last night for dinner and she had asked me to bring my photo gear. This plant was about half the height and flower-less around Christmas time and now look at it. It's about 30" tall. How does this shot look? I used a black felt backdrop - best I could do on short notice. What else do you guys use for black backdrops that won't reflect light?

    amaryllis_small.jpg


    Black velvet works nicely too.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited January 16, 2005
    This is a nice simple and elegant photo. The black background accentuates
    the beauty of the flower.

    The left side of the flower looks a little over exposed. A little less light might
    also help highlight the yellows in the stamine (sp?).

    Ian
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