>
> > Any form of shade is welcome when dealing with high contrasts of
> > colour such as that Magnolia. We have a few large, bihtly coloured
> > desert flowers here, one of which is Purple Stem Prickle Poppy:
> >
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/6956457670/in/photostream
> >
> > These flowers can be as much as six inches across, and at that size
> > easily earn the nickname of Cowboy Fried Eggs. In this photo, the
> > sun was at a nice angle that allowed the texture of the flower to be
> > seen without having to resort to a reflector/diffusor. Another large
> > white flower, Stemless Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa) is
> > equally bright and troublesome to photograph. Both of these flowers
> > are so white that they could easily be contenders for the official
> > flower of the KKK.
> >
>
> I like the long shadows.
>
Thank you. The angle of the sun at that moment did a lot to display the
texture of the petals. You might have to switch to B&W and maybe an orange
filter to otherwise show that degree of detail.
Chris
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