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Photo posted by Gary Yeoh in the Flora gallery on 11/03/11 at 10:56 am EST
Registered on 09/01/09, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Post last edited by Gary Yeoh on 11/04/11 at 06:57 am EST
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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on 11/03/11 at 11:21 am EST
Registered on 12/03/10, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments
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My woods are full of these flowers right now, but they appear a little different than this- kidding aside, the result of your tecnique is fantastic, and actually I'm very curious about the making of these very interesting images- My congrats, Fabio
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Comment posted by Bruce King on 11/03/11 at 11:25 am EST
Registered on 01/14/10, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments
Wow that's awesome Gary. These just keep getting better. Very nice work.
My only nit that has nothing to do with the actual image is that the size of your copyright mark is a little distracting but I realize it would most likely not be present on a print. 
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Bruce King
Bonney Lake, WA |
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"Mother Nature can be a cruel mistress and in pursuing our passions we are forced to court her." -B.K.
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on 11/03/11 at 11:28 am EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
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Gary: Great subjects for the x-ray. I think I would like this better without the buds. I think they compete with the larger blooms and don't really add much IMO. The sweep of the main flowers across the frame is compelling and stands on its own. >=))>
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Bill Fach
Soli Deo Gloria
www.sdgimages.com
Houston, Texas
Flora Gallery Moderator |
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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on 11/03/11 at 12:51 pm EST
Registered on 04/18/11, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments
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Wonderful as are all these xray images. I especially love the way the less dense petal detail is brought out.
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Comment posted by Derek Yow on 11/03/11 at 1:31 pm EST
Registered on 05/18/10, 26 Posts, 655 Comments
Very cool Gary! I like the arrangement and the unopened blossoms at the bottom.
Top notch as usual!
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Comment posted by Todd Bielby on 11/03/11 at 1:46 pm EST
Registered on 03/10/11, 169 Posts, 392 Comments
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What can I say these x-ray shots are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by Chris Grabski on 11/03/11 at 2:02 pm EST
Registered on 04/29/11, 122 Posts, 431 Comments
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Oh yes, it's awesome.
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Chris Grabski
Kent, UK
Appreciate beauty and complexity of nature by the fraction that can be captured. |
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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on 11/03/11 at 4:12 pm EST
Registered on 10/29/11, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments
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Gary, I have been admiring your work for awhile now and just recently became a member of NPN. I love the delicate textures that the mammo machine is able to capture. I also think you do a great job of positioning the flowers. Love to see this kind of work!
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Tonia L. Graves
Tucson, AZ |
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Comment posted by Verdon on 11/03/11 at 4:40 pm EST
Registered on 06/10/11, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments
what a beauty, do you wanna share "know how"?! thnx for sharing great and interesting shot!!! 
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Comment posted by Rob Graham on 11/03/11 at 10:49 pm EST
Registered on 08/22/06, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments
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Beautiful, Gary. I agree that the lower buds don't add much. How do you keep the clean edges to the petals when processing?
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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on 11/04/11 at 02:27 am EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Awesome Gary, just wonderful. A very stunning photo.
Nathan
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Nathan Buck
Lehi, UT, USA
NPN 1118
Brutal honesty encouraged and appreciated in critiquing! Thank you. |
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on 11/04/11 at 05:16 am EST
Registered on 09/01/09, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment last edited by Gary Yeoh on 11/04/11 at 05:37 am EST
Thanks everyone for your comments.
Bill and Bob:
I actually took the Xray of the whole plant including the pot but the lower part of the image was just too cluttered and so I ended cropping them out. This is how the buds ended in the image as shown. I agree that the buds are bit of a distraction especially the lowest one. Therefore I erased the lowest bud and I think the overall image is now stronger with a 'v' shape alignment. I did experiment with moving the lower bud up to fill the gap in the lower line but I like it more without. This is applying the 'less is more' principle in Ikebana. Removing the bud also separate the flowers into two groupings of 5 and 8 with G5 mostly facing left and G8 facing the other way creating a little tension in composition.
Verdon:
The process making radiograph is actually quite straight forward. It is a bit like doing a scan where you place the subject on the glass surface. The difference is the Xray image is an incident image whereas scan images are reflected light images similar to camera images. I think the biggest challenge with radiography is having access to the equipment. Once the image is made, the raw DICOM file can be loaded onto PS and post process as any digital image. I happy to answer any specific questions so feel free to email me.
Bob and Charlie:
The trick to getting the petal edge defined is to do different exposures and select the one with the best noise/signal ratio and then make the final adjustments with the shadow/highlights adjustment in PS.
Bruce:
No distracting copyright mark on the re-post. 
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Comment posted by Miro Susta on 11/04/11 at 06:20 am EST
Registered on 08/18/06, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
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Another very nice art creation. Very well done Gary..
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Miro
Switzerland-Malaysia
Capturing Moments |
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Comment posted by scott lanz on 11/04/11 at 07:19 am EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
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Great addition to this collection. I agree that a version w/o the competing buds may work even better.
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scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
www.lanzscape.com |
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on 11/04/11 at 09:23 am EST
Registered on 05/07/07, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
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I like the delicacy in this. The petals almost look like tutus. Another excellent effort, and the arrangement works great.
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Morris McClung
Parker, Colorado
Website
"If it is more than 6 feet from the car, it is not photogenic." Edward Weston to Ansel Adams
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“He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”
¯ St. Francis of Assisi |
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 11/04/11 at 11:51 am EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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More veiled dancers. Another spectacular xray image.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
Weekly Challenge Moderator
Macro/Close Up Moderator |
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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on 11/04/11 at 7:04 pm EST
Registered on 02/03/07, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments
Gary, this technique in your hands brings beautiful results. This photo is very impressive, creative and stirs the imagination. Excellent.
Take care.
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Gigi
I never stop going out in search of the beautiful picture that - for my great luck - I will never take. |
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on 11/04/11 at 10:51 pm EST
Registered on 11/25/08, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Hi Gary A fascinating subject, marvelously composed
Albert Darmo
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Comment posted by Stan Rose on 11/05/11 at 12:58 pm EST
Registered on 09/15/05, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
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Good stuff, Gary!
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