May
17
2011
Cherry Blossoms Part 2
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Here is another shot from the same session. Clearly editing can give very different results and a different feel.
May
17
2011
Cherry Blossoms
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This is a shot I got from High Park in Toronto of the cherry blossoms. Spring brings such beauty and it’s lovely to capture on my camera.
Feb
3
2011
365 Photo #34 :: Mums Part 2
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Happy Chinese New Year! Let’s celebrate the year of the rabbit with another shot of a traditional “mum”.
Feb
2
2011
365 Photo #33 :: Mums Part 1
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Chinese New Year is just around the corner and here is a shot of one of the traditional flowers to commemorate the event, the chrysanthemum flower. More tomorrow…
Jan
18
2011
365 Photo #18 :: Only the Beginning
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The orchid at work is finally shedding it’s beautiful flowers to begin a new cycle of growth. This is one of the fallen flowers that I decided to photograph.
Jan
7
2011
365 Photo(s) #7 :: Light Got You Down Part 3
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I know I’m cutting it a little close, but a photo a day is a photo a day. For the first image you see above, I’m trying to show what is possible with shooting with natural light and a tripod. The amazing thing about shooting natural light is that it comes in many qualities. Sometimes it’s harsh with high contrast (direct sunlight) and other times it can be so soft/diffuse and will wrap around anything (cloudy day). In this case it was diffused by window and blinds which gives the soft look.
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This second image you see may look like it was naturally lit like the first image, but in fact this photo was made using two strobes. One strobe nuked the background into an almost complete white and the second strobe mounted on the camera fired directly at the orchid. Using various combinations of shutter speed and aperture, I was able to find a balance that made the image look like it was natural light.
Remember, light is all the same no matter what source it comes from but it can come in different qualities and colors depending on what it encounters on its way to the subject.
Below are two more images from this orchid that you might like…
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Jul
11
2010
Endless Orchid
This is an orchid at work that seems to bloom non-stop and several times a year. Also, each time it blooms the flowers last for over a month before drying out! It’s the endless orchid.
