some lillies.....

[stan the man]

as the title says...some of the lillies that my wife was growing in the garden.tripod shot with flash...not really sure it works though :shrug:

C+C appreciated

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c207/1137/DSC04927_filtered.jpg

[rh1944]

I think it suffers because the lillies seem to be past their best. There's something on the left hand edge which is a distraction. Is that the colour of the lillies or some flash effect?

[Betty]

Doesnt work for me, as rh1944 has said, they are past their best. And the most left hand flower has a horrible shadow cast inside.

And whats that in the bottom right corner? Some blue thing?

[steveps]

Would agree with all that has been said.
Yellow is a difficult colour to control at the best of times.
Why not try again with some better blooms and concentrate on one flower head, you have a decent macro lens. Also try natural light or continuous lighting indoors you'll have more control.

Cheers
Steve

[stan the man]

yeah,i didn't think it worked very well either...the left hand edge you refer to is a glass thats just in shot,but i didn't crop anything out as i only wanted to know wether the technique worked or not.

thanks for your honest opinion all...much appreciated.

[RobertP]

Flower quality issues aside, the flash is too close and making intense shadows and bright reflections. You might be able to bounce it up to a white card or diffuse it with tissue etc to soften the light.

[stan the man]

Flower quality issues aside, the flash is too close and making intense shadows and bright reflections. You might be able to bounce it up to a white card or diffuse it with tissue etc to soften the light.

thanks robert...the camera/flash setup was only about 2 feet away,and i think i'll need to invest in a diffuser of some sort soon....

[Matt Sayle]

I think it suffers because the lillies seem to be past their best. There's something on the left hand edge which is a distraction. Is that the colour of the lillies or some flash effect?

:agree:

[erding]

Unfortunately the flash has saturated the shot - natural light or a diffuser would be softer & bring out the orange/yellow of these lilies

Tom