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ljm2002

(10,751 posts) Fri Feb 22, 2013, 05:27 AM Feb 2013

Plucked rose

We wanted to use the petals as a backdrop for some of our purchases, so the rose had to be plucked. I liked the way this turned out:

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Plucked rose (Original Post) ljm2002 Feb 2013 OP

How did you get the black background? jerseyjack Feb 2013 #1

It was dark in the hotel room... ljm2002 Feb 2013 #2

Nice closeup alfredo Feb 2013 #3

Thanks alfredo... ljm2002 Feb 2013 #4

I like simple compositions like that. alfredo Feb 2013 #5

jerseyjack

(1,361 posts)

1. How did you get the black background?

Reply to ljm2002 (Original post)

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 08:51 AM

Feb 2013

ljm2002

(10,751 posts)

2. It was dark in the hotel room...

Reply to jerseyjack (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 01:37 PM

Feb 2013

...and the picture is on top of a very dark table. There was a lamp above it and that's what lighted the rose.

Of course the lamp could have caused reflections more than it did... It just turned out that the light worked for this shot.