Digital photography of certain flowers

Ron Moodycliffe lilium@alphalink.com.au
Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:06:00 PDT
Jim McKenney wrote:

>Denis Kramb wrote: "White flowers are extremely difficult for me to
>photograph"
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>I've noticed the same thing. With white flowers, I generally take several
>shots at different exposures. One of the nice things about digital cameras
>is that you don't have to worry about wasting film - generally, you can take
>a many pictures as you want and throw away the bad ones without regret or
>expense. 
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>A flower I have found to be very difficult to photograph is Fuchsia
>Gartenmeister Bonstedt. Whether in the sun or in the shade, the image always
>comes out with a patch of glare on the flower. I've taken dozens of photos
>of this one and have yet to get a perfect one. 
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>Does anyone have any suggestions? 
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>Jim McKenney
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> G Day Jim   Try photographing in light shade or on a slightly overcast day & reduce the contrast fully . Digital photos tend to be too contrasty in bright or direct sunlight. Further reduction can be achieved in most photo management programs . Kind regards from sunny Australia where it's spring Ron & Marina Moodycliffe  
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