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Old 07-03-2009, 11:52 PM
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Default Violet Flowers Up Close and Personal
Saw these flowers outside my home this morning. I love how in the closeups the light shines up from the base of the flower. My favorite is the third. I'll have to shoot these in early morning light and see what I can get. I used my Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro to shoot these. Shot them at f/5.6 for shallow DOF and I used custom white balance after shooting my exposure disk. I focused on the pistol for the macro shots.

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Old 07-04-2009, 01:22 AM
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I guess so. I love the lighting in the first shot...very pretty colors.
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These are fantastic. I love the 3rd one. It looks as if there is no end. Beautiful!
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Thanks, I appreciate the kind comments.
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the 2nd shot catches my eye with that star right there in plain view.....all are beautifully done
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the 2nd shot catches my eye with that star right there in plain view.....all are beautifully done
Thanks for pointing that out. I hadn't really noticed the star, I was so focused on the background light.
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great share .. very nice .. thx
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