The weather in Wisconsin has been very un-spring like with temps hovering in the 30s and 40s for what seems to be forever now and lots and lots of rain and grey cloudiness which doesn't help an outdoor shooter like myself. The magnolia trees are the first to bloom at the UW-Madison Arboretum and I pretty much wait all winter for this splendid occasion. Next week the flowering cherry trees and lilacs will be blooming. Longnecker Garden pretty much turns into a scene from a fairy tale. Besides using a 24" softbox as key I popped a bare strobe behind the flowers to give them that magical translucent quality to add to the fairy taleness of it all.
The weather in Wisconsin has been very un-spring like with temps hovering in the 30s and 40s for what seems to be forever now and lots and lots of rain and grey cloudiness which doesn't help an outdoor shooter like myself. The magnolia trees are the first to bloom at the UW-Madison Arboretum and I pretty much wait all winter for this splendid occasion. Next week the flowering cherry trees and lilacs will be blooming. Longnecker Garden pretty much turns into a scene from a fairy tale. Besides using a 24" softbox as key I popped a bare strobe behind the flowers to give them that magical translucent quality to add to the fairy taleness of it all.
