Little Azalea

bonsaidad · 05-05-2009, 09:02 AM

The first flowering of this Azalea, so i had to take an image of the before and after the blooms opening up.

Comments and constructive criticism welcome.

Best regards BD Paul

philgrayser · 05-07-2009, 05:28 AM

Hi there, i like your Azalea. It looks pretty nice but what i like best is the pot really compliments the flowers, and i like your table!! cheers Phil G.

bonsaidad · 05-07-2009, 08:50 PM

Thanks Phil for your kind words.
This particular image is far from my best, i am still coming to terms with my newish camera, and taking this shot i left the setting on VIVID instead of NATURAL making the colors look unreal.
I plan to retake this shot over the weekend when the blooms have opened up, and will repost if you interested.

Best regards Paul

Glider · 05-08-2009, 02:12 AM

I like the photograph. Nice, gentle lighting and all the colours work together. What did you use for a backdrop?

bonsaidad · 05-08-2009, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Glider

I like the photograph. Nice, gentle lighting and all the colours work together. What did you use for a backdrop?

Black Crushed Velvet, but i was not happy with the finish as the slightest bit of light would show up, and i had to darken the BG with image manipulation.
So what i did was to reverse the Velvet using the back of the material, and it has made a tremendous difference with no need for alteration with image software.

Best regards BD Paul

Glider · 05-09-2009, 02:21 AM

Thanks for the info. One other question; did you use natural light? It looks really nice. Clearly left to right but nice and diffuse with no clipped highlights or blocky shadow.

bonsaidad · 05-09-2009, 07:51 AM

Yes Glider, its natural light with a small reflector just to throw some light on the darkened side.
I have tried 12 volt artificial light with a limited amount of success, but i found that the light was not strong enough, so i had two cheap desk lamps with flexible goose necks, and using pearl finish incandescent 40 watt bulbs, and a dimmer switch to control the amount of light available.

I will experiment with this light and see how it turns out.

Best regards BD Paul

Glider · 05-10-2009, 03:34 AM

Good stuff. Thanks for the info Paul. I'll have to give it a go when any of mine are ready for photographing

bonsaidad · 05-10-2009, 07:19 PM

No problems, i look forward to seeing some of your work.

Best regards BD Paul

05-07-2009, 08:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
bonsaidad Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Glamorgan Wales Posts: 202	Thanks Phil for your kind words. This particular image is far from my best, i am still coming to terms with my newish camera, and taking this shot i left the setting on VIVID instead of NATURAL making the colors look unreal. I plan to retake this shot over the weekend when the blooms have opened up, and will repost if you interested. Best regards Paul __________________ Old Chinese proverb says. Go to bed with itchy bum. Wake up with stinky finger.

05-09-2009, 07:51 AM	#7 (permalink)
bonsaidad Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Glamorgan Wales Posts: 202	Yes Glider, its natural light with a small reflector just to throw some light on the darkened side. I have tried 12 volt artificial light with a limited amount of success, but i found that the light was not strong enough, so i had two cheap desk lamps with flexible goose necks, and using pearl finish incandescent 40 watt bulbs, and a dimmer switch to control the amount of light available. I will experiment with this light and see how it turns out. Best regards BD Paul __________________ Old Chinese proverb says. Go to bed with itchy bum. Wake up with stinky finger.

05-10-2009, 07:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
bonsaidad Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Glamorgan Wales Posts: 202	No problems, i look forward to seeing some of your work. Best regards BD Paul __________________ Old Chinese proverb says. Go to bed with itchy bum. Wake up with stinky finger.

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05-07-2009, 05:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
philgrayser philgrayser Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 132	Hi there, i like your Azalea. It looks pretty nice but what i like best is the pot really compliments the flowers, and i like your table!! cheers Phil G.

05-08-2009, 02:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
Glider Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 70	I like the photograph. Nice, gentle lighting and all the colours work together. What did you use for a backdrop?

05-09-2009, 02:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
Glider Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 70	Thanks for the info. One other question; did you use natural light? It looks really nice. Clearly left to right but nice and diffuse with no clipped highlights or blocky shadow.

05-10-2009, 03:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
Glider Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 70	Good stuff. Thanks for the info Paul. I'll have to give it a go when any of mine are ready for photographing

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