PNG Bulbophyllum

[wazonthehill2]

Ok
some shots below that I would like comment on how to improve.
Both in the actual tacking and in post processing.
Some details and excuses first.

The orchid flower is about 10mm top to bottom
It is closer to black than seen in the pictures (I could not see it easily against the back ground!!)
it was raining (it rained it rained and it rained!
I was buggered, stuffed and had it, and altitude was nearing 4000m, and I was lugging all my gear (yeah and i am fat and getting older).
location in wet, dark slippery thin aired rain forest. (and it may have been raining!)
set up was hand held canon 40d with 100mm macro and canon twin light macro flash
(and some plastic bag half over the camera at times)

The shot of the plant whole, flowers in top right and lower left of shot.
Purpose to show whole plant and host conditions.



Shot of flower from above



Side shot of flower.




thanks
Warwick

[colin_12]

Under the conditions Waz I think you have done well.
For the side shots you may consider spreading the flash even more with soft boxes on your twin rig.
Did you end up using the diffusers or not? I remember you were looking for a replacement for one of them.

[wazonthehill2]

Diffusers were on
both held on with rubber bands
one diffuser bought, one milk bottle cut out with two layers of tissue under, and rubber band.

The altitude is partly my excuse, you seem to get a case of "bugger that is close enough" (or what am I doing here??)

And you are always jumping to the next thing seen!