Stone Succulent Flower In The Light
This plant is a type of succulent called Lithops from the Greek word meaning &quot;stone&quot;.  The plants are also called &quot;pebble plants&quot; or &quot;living stones&quot; because they look like stones when they're not in flower.  Where it's positioned in our yard, the flower is only open for about two hours a day.  

Strobist info:  I used camera settings that let the background to dark so that I would have separation from the background. Also, by using an aperture of f/22 I got everything in focus without having to resort to focus stacking.  I used simple soft lighting from one Yongnuo flash hand held in manual mode in an 8.6 inch Lastolite softbox, camera left at 9 o'clock about 4 inches from the subject.  The flash and my tripod mounted camera were triggered by 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. In the description for that set, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash, and the equipment that I use. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/">www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/</a>

If you like pictures of cactus and succulents, you might not hate my Cactus and Succulents set.  That set can be seen here  <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157633383093236/with/8234504771/">www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157633383093236/...</a>
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