Green Dragoon -flash ?

[Darrell_F]

http://darrell-f.hypermart.net/webpage/images/IMG_02182n.jpg

Canon G2 - F2.8 - 1/60 second - internal flash- macro

Taken at an orchid show; hand held 'snapshot'. I used AV with F2.8 to get shallow DOF, set for flash on, set flash compensation for -1. Still looks like too much flash. Please critique. How much improvement if I had a 420EX?

[Leighow]

DARRELL

I have no flash.. but I have seen a lot of flower shots. Did you take these at night?

I do not vote for flash at all! This shot is a bit "hi" with light ! But more distracting is (IMHO) a need to sharpen the center areas of the flowers.

Nope. No more artificial light here please. I vote for more natural light, because I see no purpose in "the uniformly exposed shot of a flower" unless it is for a seed catalogue.

Nope, flowers are natural beauties, and I would like to to see them all dappled in sunshine. Let nature light the way.

HOWIE

[Darrell_F]

Thanks for your reply. Not at night, but in a large auditorium. Very poor lighting. My only option was internal flash or no pictures. I agree that the internal flash flattens the image. Set flash compensation at -1;
-2 would have been better. My wife bought an orchid. If it lives long enough, I'll try natural lighting with that one.

[Leighow]

DARRELL

My wife's orchid is just starting its "budding" for 2003. I will try to take a shot too. With the G2 you will find that flower shots are "no-brainers" -- you just cannot miss if the light is great.

HOWIE