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Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:19 am

My Phalaenopsis Orchid is in full bloom again

AndrewC · Post by **AndrewC** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:22 am

It might not be something you want to achieve, but I used to light the insides of subjects like these by bouncing light in off a plastic dental mirror.

Andrew

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:47 am

AndrewC wrote:It might not be something you want to achieve, but I used to light the insides of subjects like these by bouncing light in off a plastic dental mirror.

Andrew

Hmmm interesting!
But wouldn't that act like a spot light,lighting just one tiny area?

AndrewC · Post by **AndrewC** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:46 am

Yes and no - for instance what it let me do was direct light into the centre, which was otherwise shaded. It depends on the light source you are bouncing - I was working in a greenhouse bouncing strong overhead light and using a mirror about 1.5cm in diameter - like these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dental-Stick-Mirr ... 286.c0.m14

The nice thing about the "mirror on a stick" is that it is easy to position around small subjects.

Andrew

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:02 am

Say that gives me an idea! I got an old mirror out of a busted camera somewhere. Surely I could glue it to an old toothbrush and Voila!

lauriek · Post by **lauriek** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:06 am

That should work and I imagine that would be a higher quality mirror than on a 99p dental stick! However I don't suppose that would make much difference if you're just using it to bounce some light around...

Nice shot! I think you chose the DOF just right for this subject...

ChrisR · Post by **ChrisR** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:20 pm

Please don't take this as criticism - it's entirely subjective!

I really don't like the DOF as it is. I'd want to see the whole of the foreground part of the flower sharp.
And whatever that black/white detail is through the hole in the back part, I don't want to see it.

So I'd be thinking about a stack of wide aperture shots of the front part, which would let the back go further oof.

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:33 pm

ChrisR wrote:Please don't take this as criticism - it's entirely subjective!

I really don't like the DOF as it is. I'd want to see the whole of the foreground part of the flower sharp.
And whatever that black/white detail is through the hole in the back part, I don't want to see it.

So I'd be thinking about a stack of wide aperture shots of the front part, which would let the back go further oof.

Chris, I did take a shot like that, with a small aperture and lots of DOF, but I preferred this approach. Its more of an art shot and less of a technical shot. I'm goig to re work it to take out those dark pieces in the centre and maybe boost the saturation a little-I saved the PSD file so it will be lossless.

Aynia · Post by **Aynia** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:15 pm

I really like this shot as it is. I can see a little alien character in it!!! Ooopss.. and no I have not been on the sauce again (eg wine or beer or something like that!!!!)

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:44 am

Aynia wrote:I really like this shot as it is. I can see a little alien character in it!!! Ooopss.. and no I have not been on the sauce again (eg wine or beer or something like that!!!!)

Thanks. And yea,I see that Alien too! So its not the sauce,this time