Everything in the shot including the very very very simple bg is plastic

[JBW]

Iso 100 ~ Shutter Speed Fifteen Seconds ~ Two Flashlights ~ Red Plastic Boutique Shopping Bag Background

[Shadowman]

Nice effort, if I had that bulb I'd be shining lights through it.

[JBW]

Nice effort, if I had that bulb I'd be shining lights through it.

I just might give that a try.

[Manfred M]

My question to you, Brian, is does this shot work well? If so, why do you say that and if not, what could have been done differently to make it work better?

[JBW]

My question to you, Brian, is does this shot work well? If so, why do you say that and if not, what could have been done differently to make it work better?

My answer to you is: The Bg works well. I wanted simple with texture and interest. I was also trying to get a red rose effedct from the bg.

The stem I like.

I had originally taken a long stem shot. The bg was great but the overall shot was boringly straight up and down. I put in an angle and cropped. Better look.

The rose itself: I love the top but not so happy with the left side. Needs softer lighting to get rid of the near blown areas.

Overall I'm pleased because I was working on the bg. I'm working on the studio shooting the same way I did the macro; one problem at a time. BG comes first.
B.

[Manfred M]

My answer to you is: The Bg works well. I wanted simple with texture and interest. I was also trying to get a red rose effedct from the bg.

The stem I like.

I had originally taken a long stem shot. The bg was great but the overall shot was boringly straight up and down. I put in an angle and cropped. Better look.

The rose itself: I love the top but not so happy with the left side. Needs softer lighting to get rid of the near blown areas.

Overall I'm pleased because I was working on the bg. I'm working on the studio shooting the same way I did the macro; one problem at a time. BG comes first.
B.

The reason I asked the question in the first place is that the light is flat and uninteresting. Coloured backgrounds can be tricky at the best of times. The coloured background is giving the glass some colour, but on the other hand, you are also getting a very low contrast because of the background. I tend to think that John is onto a good idea in giving the glass some colour in another way.

[Dave Humphries]

I tend to think that John is onto a good idea in giving the glass some colour in another way.

Perhaps a coloured cellophane sweetie/candy wrapper over the flashlight.

btw, I was unsure whether you mean "flashlight" as in torch, or flashgun/strobe, I was assuming the former, although it doesn't much matter for the suggestion if the coloured one is tightly aimed at the clear part of the petals.

I'm working on the studio shooting the same way I did the macro; one problem at a time.

Always a good idea

[JBW]

That is the problem with an international association. To me a 'torch' is what Indiana Jones takes into a cave. A flashlight is something with batteries that is useful when the power goes out.

[Dave Humphries]

To me a 'torch' is what Indiana Jones takes into a cave.

That's a 'Flaming Torch'