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Double Daffodils
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Double Daffodils

by David Rogers

Gallery: FloraPosted November 9, 201038 views6 comments
This capture is from earlier this year. I have not been out shooting too much lately - motivation level has not been there for some reason.

Here is a link to a larger version, too.

http://www.greyleafphoto.com/photos/1083793673_oyXWv-X2.jpg

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Bob Duff on November 9, 2010 at 10:46 AM
Geez, two BW in a row....what's the world coming to :wink: :wink:
David I really like this pair. Only nit would be have them a little brighter.
Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments
Comment posted by David Rogers on November 9, 2010 at 10:51 AM
Hey Bob - I wanted to keep this a bit darker. I kind of like the effect. And - color is so overrated anyway. :eek:
Registered on October 4, 2008, 37 Posts, 129 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on November 9, 2010 at 6:39 PM
John Milton speaking of rhyme in Paradise Lost "... the Invention of a barbarous age, to set off wretched matter and lame meeter ..."

Sounds like I could substitute "color" for "rhyme" for your here, David. (smile)

I like the mood of the image and the diagonal composition. For my tastes the flowers aren't large enough in the frame relative to the amount of space. I'd just like to see more of them.

pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by beth summer on November 9, 2010 at 7:10 PM
David...I know what oyu mean about the motivation. We all go through it, more than once usually. For me, I'm just glad I don't have this as my profession. I'd be broke :biggrin: Anyway, this is nice. If your intent was to keep it darker, than you've achieved that. I'm in agreement with Pat...like to see more or bigger of them. Hang in there..
Registered on November 1, 2003, 437 Posts, 5220 Comments
Comment posted by Reed Bowman on November 9, 2010 at 9:21 PM
David, I like how these sort of float out of the darkness, like something coming out of deep water. From that perspective, I don't mind the size of the flowers relative to the frame, but I can see Pat's point too... I think a crop making the flowers more prominent would work equally well
Registered on March 2, 2009, 166 Posts, 1058 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on November 10, 2010 at 9:41 AM
I'll bet there is a lot of subtle detail to be enjoyed in this image that we're missing because of the web restrictions. I'd love to see this larger in print.

I do think there is a bit too much negative space here making your subjects too small in the frame.
Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments