Black and White

Gallery: FloraPosted March 14, 2010100 views16 comments

In reality this is a lovely green Spider Chrysanthemum.

Somehow today's tasks didn't get done. The camera called; the flower needed my attention ;^)

This was the last picture of the afternoon.

D700, 60mm lens, f/36, 3 s, ISO 160, Spot meter, tripod, remote.

Linear curves on BC and RC layers and a black and white conversion with a blue filter.

Carol

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Miro Susta on March 14, 2010 at 3:21 AM

Beautiful Carol. I like the well captured light on the white flower. Well done.

Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on March 14, 2010 at 3:39 AM

Striking image, Carol. Spectacular lighting and great processing to get all of this out of a green flower. Good for the soul-- mine, too!

Thanks for the treat.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on March 14, 2010 at 8:31 AM

This is a really fine conversion and image for my tastes Carol. i love the lighting, the partial visibility of the leaf and the placement of the flower in the frame. Gorgeous work.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on March 14, 2010 at 8:51 AM

Really well done and presented Carol. GREAT JOB!

Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on March 14, 2010 at 10:00 AM

Very pretty indeed Carol, and composed beautifully.
John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Zarrella on March 14, 2010 at 10:40 AM

The larger image is a must see. love the comp and lighting. Great job.

Registered on March 16, 2006, 207 Posts, 743 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 14, 2010 at 10:51 AM

Hi Carol

Very artisticly crafted. the lines and light are perfectly seen and done.

A very striking presentation.

Albert Darmo Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by jamie pringle on March 14, 2010 at 12:51 PM

Carol, let that be a lesson to you about procrastination. This was time well spent and the result is an elegant image. I think the leaf next to the flower adds balance and keeps this from being a floating flower. Anyway, I like it

Registered on August 10, 2005, 323 Posts, 1216 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 14, 2010 at 12:56 PM

Carol, great to see you posting again!
Wonderful detail in this alluring image.

Not sure about the left bit of leaf, though and the 2 lines below it - not as graceful as the rest of the flower, and detracts a bit for me.
Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 14, 2010 at 2:21 PM

Great shot, Carol.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 14, 2010 at 5:12 PM

Just excellent!

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on March 14, 2010 at 9:31 PM

Carol, not sure what I can add that hasn't already been said. This is a superb image which I like a lot.

Registered on July 15, 2007, 258 Posts, 3892 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on March 15, 2010 at 5:07 AM

Carol:
Agree with what have been said. Superbly captured and crafted image.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 15, 2010 at 12:42 PM

Carol: I think this is 4+ terrific. Excellent tones and for me the hint of the leaves is just right. Exceptional conversion and image.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on March 21, 2010 at 1:55 PM

Folks, Thank you all for your comments.

I'm learning there are not enough hours in a week to unpack, pay bills, job hunt, work on taxes, and shoot, shoot, shoot

I'm also discovering that sometimes it's necessary to sit on an image and let it mellow like a pot of soup. I've replicated this Spider Chrysanthemum and I've been trying some different ideas with the new version. I'm not quite ready to post it but I do hope the newer version is good enough to become one of my 2010 significant photographs.

Again, thank you all for your generous comments.

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Lynch on March 23, 2010 at 8:31 AM

Beautifully composed and crafted. I love a good b&w.

Registered on September 16, 2006, 773 Posts, 9940 Comments