Tropics

A tighter composition of a similar flower from a more vertical angle. The two tone color palette and simple geometric shapes result in strong visual impact.

Work-in-progress...

Tropical flowers taken at a nursery store, under diffused natural indoor lighting. Background was a little cluttered.

Dragon

Clouds moved into perfect position to form the impressionistic dragon. Very happy to be at the right place, at the right time.

Work-in-progress...

	Wide angle shot of spectacular color display in the sky. Face of the dragon still slightly deformed. Too much sky on top and foliage on bottom.
	Underexposed (2.0 f-stops) to darken the sky. Zoomed in for a more dramatic composition.

Rose

Intense color of the full bloom makes it pop right out of the page. Thanks to the dark background, and the warm mid-day sun.

Work-in-progress...

	Typical 'no brainer' snapshot of a blooming flower in the front yard.
	Set camera on tripod, composed against dark background, using natural sunlight with reflector boards. Decided to return again the following day to capture the flower in full bloom.

Water Drop

This image has a certain surrealistic quality that makes it captivating.

Work-in-progress...

	Prop set up, camera on tripod. Image was still out of focus, and revealing too much of the water container.
	Locked on with manual focus mode. Moved camera higher on the horizon and got the composition I wanted. Just needed to keep trying until I capture the water drop.

Sea Urchin

Natural backlighting, balanced with incandescent fill, which added warm tone to subject.

Work-in-progress...

	Harsh shadows due to built-in flash, auto focus was slightly off.
	Improved using backlighting and reflector boards.

Bouquet

Taken at a supermarket, with halogen spot lighting.

Orchid

Polished shot with dew drops, using only the built-in flash and reflector boards.

Work-in-progress...

	Background slightly cluttered.
	Hard shadows from indoor lamp. Lowered camera angle distorted shape of flower.