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PHOTO SHOOTING TECHNIQUES
Example 3 : two successive pictures of Schlumbergera orssichiana
Schlumbergera orssichiana : picture 1.
diaphragm aperture: F/32
exposure time: 1/60s
illumination: natural light (sunny weather)
comment: The interior of the corolla is badly illuminated since solar light comes from the top; moreover the picture is blurred due to a bad focusing wrongly made on the most remote petals instead of doing it on a zone of median distance.
It's necessary to illuminate the interior of the corolla.
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Schlumbergera orssichiana : picture 2.
diaphragm aperture: F/32
exposure time: 1/60s
illumination: natural light (sunny weather) + reflecting mirror which illuminates vertically from bottom to top
comment: Solar light illuminates the stem and the outside of the corolla. The mirror partially illuminates the interior of the corolla.
This picture is a lot better than the previous one.
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