Margaret West
May 2025 - Snow Glory 2
About the Image(s)
This is one of the first flowers in our garden every year- a very small white snow glory. I shot it with my Canon 100mm macro lens at f 6.3, ISO 400, 100mm, and 1 second exposure. I used a UV flashlight with the beam directed at the center and then aimed a larger UV flashlight aimed at a white cloth I hung over an upright reflector (just to use it to hang the cloth). I love how the UV makes the center of many flowers glow as if the light were inside. Taken April 11, 2025
2 comments posted
Margaret, This image is absolutely stunning! What UV flashlight did you use? Did you have a colored filter on it? What adjustments did you make in post? Thank you for sharing more information. You are an inspiration!
Posted: 05/06/2025 18:43:37
Posted: 05/06/2025 18:43:37
Margaret West
I bought the UV flashlight form Midnight Minerals. I took a class with Don Kamerechki and that was where he recommended getting it as it had something to do with the wavelength ( which I now forget). I bought a smaller one and a larger one. I of course got the safety glasses too. I did a little post processing. Mainly to bring out the glow in the center and I softened the edges of the flower some and there is a little vignette. Thanks for your comments. Glad you like it! Posted: 05/08/2025 00:47:41