Color And Textures In A Red Hibiscus Flower
I picked this hibiscus flower off of a bush in our garden this afternoon, and brought it indoors to photograph, where it's easier to control the light.

Lighting stuff:  I used side lighting for this image because that creates the shadows that reveal shapes and textures.  The main light was a Yongnuo manual flash in an 8.6 inch lastolite soft box, hand held at camera left.  Fill light came from a mirror held at camera right.  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 1700 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>
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