A White Rose
More bad weather today meant no outdoor photography so it was back to the simple desk top studio set up. On the Digital SLR Photography Magazine CC group page on Facebook we have a weekly challenge and this week's subject is 'flora', which provided me with the perfect subject for my desktop studio.
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| Nikon D800 - Nikon 105mm f2.8G micro - 1/3 @ f9 - ISO100 |
A black cloth provided the back drop to the low key set up with a white rose as the subject. The light was provided in the main from my office window, with a small desktop lamp providing some additional lighting when needed.
Using the Nikon D800 and a Nikon 105mm f2.8G micro lens, I set about trying different settings and lighting to see what I could get from the set up. The first shot is very basic, with the rose placed to the left and leaning into the picture. The black space to the right can be used to put text for either a card or a magazine page. It is always useful to provide some 'breathing space' around the subject and with the 36mp files on the D800 it is easy to crop in if necessary.
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| Nikon D800 - Nikon 105mm f2.8G micro - 1/5 @ f11 - ISO100 |
The second shot was similar to the first shot but taken in a portrait frame so as to include more of the stem. A shallower depth of field meant the stem was darker and slightly out of focus.
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| Nikon D800 - Nikon 105mm f2.8G micro - 1/13 @ f7.1 - ISO100 |
The third and final shot was taken a lot closer on the macro lens and with an aperture of just f7.1 the depth of field is extremely shallow with only parts of the petals actually in focus. This gives the image a softer, dreamy feel.
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