PAD 220 - Bishop of Llandaff

[Mike Farley]

Day 220 and this classic variety of dahlia was grown in the garden.

Canon EOS 7D
EF-S 17 - 55 f/2.8
Focal length 50 mm
6 secs
f/11
ISO 100
Tripod
Cable release

For some reason, this shot caused a lot of problems and I was unable to get the background to be an even black. As I ran out of time to resolve the issue in camera, I eventually ended up creating a new black layer and then used a layer mask to expose the flower and vase.