Day Lily

[Chris Calohan]

[sdwilsonsct]

Wow! nice one.
My only nit is that I would try and make the focus consistent between the anther bases and the background buds.
Scott

[Chris Calohan]

Thanks..I am just now learning macro/closeup photography, so that is good information. Would I have more luck by increasing depth of field or am I going to have to learn focus stacking as well?

[Tony Jay]

Excellent image

BTW focus stacking is probably the way to go to control DOF.

Regards

Tony Jay

[sdwilsonsct]

There is much to be said for a shallow DOF. I might use a little blurring on the buds to make them consistent with the anther bases.
Scott

[dgberg]

Very nice.
What did you dofor lighting?

[Chris Calohan]

Late afternoon sun, and used a homemade diffuser consisting of plastic piping in a 3 foot square with semi-opaque plastic sheeting covering the frame. Softens the light just right under almost any lighting condition.