Tomorrow's flowers today

[Gary W Brown]

Spring has sprung, fall has fell.
Some in the garden are still looking well.





Gary
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A pixel is worth a thousand words but it takes a thousand words to explain a pixel.

[augusthouse]

Gary,

Sunlight can be harsh and diffusion would help in a situation such as this. A white umbrella or some translucent material would take the edge off the direct sunlight.

Craig
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To use a classic quote from 'Antz' - "I almost know exactly what I'm doing!"

[nto]

Gary, the second photo and very beautiful, both in composition and dof, good shot!!
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Antonio

[Gary W Brown]

augusthouse and nto,

Thanks for the comments. I'll make a diffuser and try again tomorrow, sunshine permitting.

Gary
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A pixel is worth a thousand words but it takes a thousand words to explain a pixel.

[Harold Gough]

For such circumstances I sometimes use a reflector to provide fill-in light, or, more often, a diffuser. The latter reduces the exposure and can lose DOF in hand-held shots, where decreasing the shutter speed is impractical. For film, a skylight filter should be used when using the diffuser.

For both I use Lastolite folding types, available in various sizes and, for reflectors, gold, silver or white. There may be other makes available.

Harold
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Happiness is having the right adapter.

My manual flash setup for high magnification:

http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=117843#117843