I put 3 close up adapter lenses over my 50mm f 1.4 lens on my Nikon D-80. After photographing the Calla, I of course opened the shot in Photoshop CS4 and adjusted for contrast and light to allow the calla sing as I had intended. All images need final tweaks in order to be the best they can be.
Love it. I am looking forward to learning how to edit my pictures...I think that's what I am missing out on! I've got the camera and the tools, but don't know how to use them all together!
Thanks RJ. Take a look at the video I made on how to edit for light and contrast using feathered selections using the Levels tool at http://jnevins.com/digitalediting101