Budding

5 years 3 months ago #622727 by stevendillonphoto
Budding is from my Flora collection and was composed at the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, SC.  After finding the subject bud, my next task was to find a full bloom that I could use as a background.  I worked my way around the bud until I had the bloom lined up behind it (a challenging task all by itself).  Luckily when composing at two times life-size, there isn't much DOF and the bloom only produced colors.  Using your Live View feature (if your camera has that) can really be valuable when doing this type of setup because you can see exactly what you're going to get and it can help you get things properly aligned.  Don't forget to press your DOF preview as well to check what the background will look like.



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5 years 3 months ago #622877 by Joshua Atkins
I just love the colors! 


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5 years 3 months ago #622879 by Lauren Grant
The details are just perfect!


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5 years 3 months ago #623043 by Carl Mendez
Vibrant color!


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5 years 3 months ago #623177 by Kyle Johnson
Like the colors! 


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5 years 3 months ago #623180 by Rohan Tushar
Sharp! 


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5 years 3 months ago #623380 by Adam Wilson
This is a very good macro shot. 


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5 years 3 months ago #623720 by Kira Minori
Beautiful composition! 


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5 years 3 months ago #624017 by Stephen Graham
This is very interesting! Well done! 


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5 years 3 months ago #624161 by Sara Miles
Nice colors of the shot!


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5 years 3 months ago #624777 by Breanna Ellington
The budding is the perfect title. 


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5 years 3 months ago #625324 by Jin Hyuk Kwon
This is incredible! 


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5 years 2 months ago #628167 by Aaron Rogers
:judge:  Well done! 


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5 years 2 months ago #628169 by Shadowfixer1
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5 years 2 months ago #628525 by Steve Rodriguez
Crisp colors! 


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