First Flash Flower and need help with ID

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First Flash Flower and need help with ID

Postby wmaburnett on Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:40 pm

Well I took this photograph tongiht of a flower that was on my kitchen table... I ppiked it outta the vase and photographed it in a dark room but i do not know the name of the flower, does anyone know what the name of it is? I want to say it starts with a G, and it is also my first flower pictures with flash , do you think it was successful?

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Postby NikonUser on Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:55 pm

No idea what the flower is I'm afraid...

But I love the shot. :)

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Postby xerubus on Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:59 pm

nice shot... and the lighting works well IMHO....

i believe the flower is a gerbera.

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Postby Zeeke on Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:01 pm

Looks good, the flower is a gerbera

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Postby barry on Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:02 pm

Nice shot. What was your setup for this.

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Postby wmaburnett on Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:22 am

Thanks, I put the stem of the flower into a foam type substance, "that green stuff used to hold fake plants" then i used a peice of cardboard with tin foil on it as a reflector, and then i used my D70 as the commander and my sb-600 on remote and held the two in different positions and flash the flower in a very dark room.
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Postby Slider on Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:59 pm

Beautifully executed. Great shot :D
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