Orchids in the dark

[talan]

Again, playing with my strobes. Working with 2 strobes, 1 through a shoot through umbrella, the other bare.

Straight out of the camera bar some sharpening. Need to get the hang of this strobe thing.

1.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2578/3931431532_53c1b9c822.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/talan-chen/3931431532/)

2.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2639/3931431466_bc7169729b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/talan-chen/3931431466/)

[PureKiwi]

I like number 2 it seems more alive to me and my eye tends to follow up and down , the other one to me is good to kind of dark and mysteries & light hope that makes some scene to you

[Airflore]

I also like the second one because it's closer and it's possible to see well the details of the flower. In number one the black is a bit too present.

[thirdkid]

Really nice strobing talan.

[talan]

Thanks, I agree the first one looks a bit dark. Thanks for the crit guys. This will help me improve.

[April]

I don't particularly like the settings (flowers on black backgrounds) but great shots I must say, esp no 2.

[TuataraDude]

It just goes to show, everyone has a different opinion. I actually like the first one, but I guess it depends on what people see in the shots. The slightly darker exposure and the positioning of the flowers give it a slightly jaunty flavour. The second one is a well taken shot, but doesn't quite speak in the same way.....go figure :).

[AstroVisual]

I'll vote for the 2nd shot as well due to the curvature of the stem fitting better with the portrait aspect in my opinion.

I like the lighting here also.