{"id":804,"date":"2010-05-08T08:23:32","date_gmt":"2010-05-08T14:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.williamneill.com\/blog\/?p=804"},"modified":"2010-05-08T08:23:32","modified_gmt":"2010-05-08T14:23:32","slug":"calla-lily-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.williamneill.com\/index.php\/2010\/05\/calla-lily-heaven\/","title":{"rendered":"Calla Lily Heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III__TS-E90mm f\/2.8__f \/ 32__ISO 100<\/p><\/div>\n

Earlier this week, I received three calla lilies to photograph.\u00a0 For three days, I left them in a corner of my dining room where I have found magic light in the past (see blog post from October 2009<\/a>).\u00a0 I hung my every-ready black velvet on a chair behind the blossoms.\u00a0 On the second day, the early morning sun glanced across this one flow.\u00a0 Aiming downward, I needed f\/32 and a little lens tilt to hold sharpness in the vase and flower.<\/p>\n

Due to the wide contrast, I bracketed seven exposures that were one stop apart.\u00a0 This image was made with six of those frames using Photomatix by my assistant John.\u00a0 The exposure blend enabled us to show fine separation of tones in the white, nice shading in the green stems but left the background black.<\/p>\n

I made about 700 exposures in various light, including some blurs and many 7-frame brackets, so I still have much editing to do.<\/p>\n

Until I can polish up some more selects, I hope you enjoy this one.\u00a0 Let me know your thoughts!<\/p>\n

Cheers,\u00a0 Bill<\/p>\n

Sign up now for one of my May online workshops<\/a>! It’s not too late!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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