Macro Flower & black background with dslr camera 1 x flash gun

Flowers seek the light

Macro flower capture, with a Nikon D5000 and a Tamron 90mm macro portrait lens.

 no processing or crop - please click on the pictures to see the larger images.

1 x strobe bare flash -  manual setting, placed to the right hand side of flowers -set to lowest power setting 1/7

3 x wireless remote triggers 1 on camera / 1 on flash / 1 hand held
1 x led light from mobile phone lighting the flowers from below - lighting on a budget :)

camera settings
F10
1/200
wb sunny
iso 100

framed the picture to try and get all 3 flowers in view - adjusted the focus on the lens manually using the light from the mobile phone led to help keep the sharp edges 

Placed a black background behind the flowers approx 30cm away 

Took shots from different angles 

Pink and Purple flower power

Sharp pointy petals