I was delighted when I went out to get the newspaper this morning. My stargazer lily had two gorgeous blooms on it. I decided to continue some experimentation I have been doing with my Kenko extension tubes. This photo was made with my 50mm f/1.4 lens and a 12mm extension tube. The extension tubes allow me to do excellent macro work without using an actual macro lens. While this photo isn't 1:1, adding additional extension tubes would probably allow me to get very close to that. The extension tube set includes a 12, 20, and 36mm tube, and they can be stacked.
My experiments with extension tubes have been limited, but I have learned a lot about them during the process.
Post Processing:
Levels adjustment, curves adjustment, slight sharpening, and resize to challenge dimensions...
EXIF:
File: IMG_2109.JPG
File size: 1,746KB
Image Serial Number: 321-2109
Camera Model: Canon EOS 20D
Camera serial number: 0420100366
Firmware: Firmware 2.0.3
Owner: John M. Setzler, Jr.
Date/Time: 2007:05:31 16:35:38
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: 1.4
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous: frame 1
ISO: 100
Lens: 50mm
Focal length: 50mm
AF mode: Manual Focus
Image size: 3504 x 2336
Rotation: none
Image quality: Fine
White balance: Auto
Color space: sRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Picture Effect: Normal
Sharpness level: 0
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
CFn 2: Long exposure noise reduction: On
CFn 8: ISO expansion: On
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An absolute tour de force of color, detail and lines, all amidst wonderful simplicity. The background blend of pink into green is beautiful. This is a shot that I expect from only a few DPCers. I'll be anxious to see who pulled this off after the challenge. Beautiful and straight into the faves.
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