A rosy experiment

[slitherjef]

Got a wild hair to do some indoor shots around 1230 tonight :D My sister had brought some roses home so I figured I would do some flash experiments with them. I mounted the 70-200mm f/4L at first but decided to use the 100mm f/2.8 USM macro instead.

Did not quite come out the way I had hoped they would

http://home.comcast.net/~slitherjef/photos/erose.jpg


http://home.comcast.net/~slitherjef/photos/erosebw.jpg

C&C okay :)

[Cobra351]

Looks nice, but it bothers me how the very top of the rose was cut off, might show better if that didn't happen.

[vkash1208]

i like the colored version better

[Karl Johnston]

Much like the colored version better

[ArvThePie]

Colour for me, and less of a crop around the top, nice though!

[ryleerider]

I like the color best. I think part of the beauty of flowers is the rich colors. Black and whites of flowers never work for me.

[slitherjef]

Thanks for the comments all.
The missing tip of the petal kinda bugs me too, as I said, this was an experiment. Out of 29 shots, I figured this one was the best one, even though I clipped off the petal. I also agree, that monochrome image just don't do it. Perhaps a reshoot is in order, maybe I will set the camera in a portrait position :)

[slitherjef]

Here is another from the set, also not too good:

http://home.comcast.net/~slitherjef/photos/erose2.jpg