Succulent Orange Flower Head In The Light
I photographed this succulent flower head in our garden this afternoon.  This stem with the flower head is growing out of what appears to be a cactus.  Some of the flowers are a little past their prime but I like their different colors and textures.

The flowers were in the sun, but the ground behind them was in shade so I had a nice dark background which I always like.  Lighting came from a Yongnuo Manual flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box hand held at camera left.  Fill light came from a hand held mirror at camera right.

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>

If you like pictures of cactus and succulents, you might enjoy my Cactus and Succulents set.  That set can be seen here, and has over 400 images in it. 
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157633383093236">www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157633383093236</a>
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