Purple German Bearded Iris In The Light
This iris came from the garden this afternoon.  I brought it inside to photograph where it's easier to control the light.

Lighting:  Lit with one Yongnuo manual flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box, hand held at camera left.  Fill light is from a mirror at camera right.  I used side lighting because that creates the shadows that reveal shapes and textures.  The flash and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.

Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. For each image in the set, and there are over 1600 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/">www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/</a>

Other Iris pictures that I've posted on Flickr can be seen in my Iris album.  <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157623861858581">www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157623861858581</a>
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