Lily from above.

Was messing about with the flower from a lily, and after several attempts at various angles, I decided to settle on this overhead view.

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Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 450D
Lens: 105mm
Image Date: 2010:02:25 18:53:30
Focal Length: 105.0mm
Aperture: f/36.0
Exposure Time: 1.000 s
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: -1.00
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
Exposure Mode: Auto Bracketing
White Balance: Manual
Flash Fired: No (Manual)
Color Space: sRGB
Photographer: Copyright www.pauliddon.co.uk

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Dave.H wrote in post #9681458
Beautiful!

Thank you

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Cyclop wrote in post #9682475
Great shot of a beautiful flower. The black background enhances the overall effect.

Thanks for your comment. Appreciated.

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cp1005 wrote in post #9700509
Beautiful shot!

Newbie question: how did you get the black background?

I placed the lily in a small pot stood on black mountboard (the sort I/we would put camera club prints on) and exposed for the flower petals with a bit of a -1EV.

This gave the black plenty of oomph, but in LR I nudged the black slider up a touch as well.


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