Submitter's name:	John Palmer
Title:	Anonymous pink flower
Gear used:	OM2SP + 90mm f/2 macro + tripod + cable release + self-timer.
Diaphragm:	f/8
Shutter speed:	Auto with -1 stop compensation - probably about 1/250
Film used:	Fuji Sensia II 200 ASA.
Technical information:	I just guessed at the 1 stop underexposure, it seems to be about right. Minimal manipulation in Photoshop - just a tweak of "Levels" and a bit of cloning to remove a small distraction in the background.
Subject information:	Small pink flower of unknown ancestry outside my front door. With the black background it looks like a studio setup shot, but it's not. The backlighting is from early morning sun and the background is a fairly pale wooden fence. It didn't look this dark through the viewfinder, but on the slide it is completely blacked-out. Guess I've got a bit to learn about the exposure latitude of slide film!
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

For me this shot hardly couldn't have been taken in a better way, excellent backlighting and the blacked out background works very well. Great one!

Comment left by: Dave Bulger (david_bulger@austintx.net)

I second Olaf's opinion -- this is nice! Exposure was tight enough to hold the detail in the fuzz on the stem. Re exposure latitude on slide film, there is none! :) Great job!

Comment left by: siddiq (no e-mail specified)

...and best of all, there's NO flare present in this tight backlit shot!

Comment left by: Matt BenDaniel (matt@starmatt.com)

Wonderful!

Comment left by: Author (no e-mail specified)

Thanks for your comments. As for flare - I had the kosher hood on, but there was still some direct sun falling on the from element. Luckily I spotted it, and using the self timer there was plenty of time to use a piece of card as a further lens shade. Now I've lived with it for a bit, I reckon it would be improved by having a little diffuse light reflected onto the front, just to lighten the foliage a little. Oh well, there's next year....

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