Skeletal hydrangea

[topol]

The main lesson for me here is to dust the TV screen before using it as a backdrop!
Other than that - comments will be most welcome

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[IzzieK]

You just make me laugh, Norm....indeed an interesting endeavour to have to clean the screen first... Consider the first one as the backdrop deco, then... A bit more contrast will make this one interesting or increasing of the black point just a teenie weenie little bit. Just my opinion. But what do think?

[Shadowman]

Nice effort.

[topol]

You just make me laugh,[...]

Catch phrase from a UK tv show Mrs Brown's Boys - "That's Nice"

The "deco" idea has something going for it.

I should have pointed out that the second pic was taken on a flat black tray.

[Loose Canon]

Hi Norm!

Dust, crud, fingerprints are no doubt the tabletop shooter’s recurring nightmare!

Cool subject Norm. I think the first shot is the best subject wise. The second looks a little too soft to me.

I wonder if you tried shooting this at a different camera angle?

My thinking on this question is if the subject would look a little “less flat” and more dimensional if you lowered the camera angle and framed it a little more “head on” as opposed to so much from above?

Just a Theory!

[topol]

Hi Norm!
I wonder if you tried shooting this at a different camera angle?
My thinking on this question is if the subject would look a little “less flat” and more dimensional if you lowered the camera angle and framed it a little more “head on” as opposed to so much from above?

As I said elsewhere (can't remember which thread, but it doesn't matter) I'm limited for space in the room I was using, but yes, within those limitations I did try different angles, but mainly by moving the subject.
What I did find was that by repositioning it there was a dense cluster of petal skeletons which couldn't be avoided.
It is obviously very delicate so I couldn't "untwine" it.
The first shot has the least dense cluster of all the shots I took.
I supose I could have removed the blue-tack in PP.