Orange flower

Cut a flower from our back yard and pointed a D2X and a 55 AIS macro at it. Mostly with an extension tube.

This is my favorite color, but I actually do not know what species this flower is. Minimal processing, though I do push the saturation a bit to bring out the orange.

This one is lit with a white LED flashlight.



More images in this little gallery, most done with flash.

http://www.nvxd.com/orange-yellow/

 

Thanks for the kind words.

 

I used auto WB, and it came out a bit too warm. NC thought 4200 was a good value "automatically," so I went with that.

I have found that white LEDs produce a very blueish/white light and seem to give good color for macro shots of flowers. The only problem has been buttoning down the setup so that 1+ second exposures are sharp.

That and I happen to have a relatively bright white LED flashlight that has a built in tripod.

Thanks for the compliment.

 

Tried out the Nikon 105 micro with an extension tube today.

Gives a nice working distance of about 5 or 6 inches, but better than 1:1. Not sure what the magnification is, but this 100% crop is of pollen.



Added more to the little gallery too.

Next I am going to try the 60mm micro with the extension tube and a 5T closeup lens. I wonder if I will even be able to focus it? :Crunk:

Ed