Single Pansy in a Bowl

Gallery: FloraPosted June 25, 201163 views8 comments

Here's the second in the series of working images in a higher key based on the methods Harold Davis uses of mutliple images and blending them together.

Thanks for your comments and suggestions on my previous image of a bowl of pansies. A few suggested having an all white BG and/or not having the rim of the bowl showing. I tried both ways and found the results too sterile for my tastes.

Thanks for looking at this single pansy and I appreciate all comments. It's a great way to learn.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 25, 2011 at 10:00 PM

Bob,

Once again, this is as fine a treatment of a pansy as I've seen and I've spent hours working them after scanning - with no result anywhere near this appealing to me. The bowl isn't working here for me though. It doesn't seem to me to complement the flower or contrast with it. You've already said that the space alone is too sterile. In that case I might consider putting the flower on a different bg - gradient, glass, paper, something like Beane's Murano glass or even black. Even shoot another bowl maybe and layer the pansy in.

I wouldn't be so emphatic about it, if I didn't like the flower so much. (smile) But it may just be the way I'm seeing it too.

pat

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 26, 2011 at 12:21 AM

Bob: I'm not as negative about the bowl as Pat but it does feel a bit awkward. Not sure how to deal with it and since I don't have a good alternative I'll just shut up and enjoy this beautiful flower.

>=))>

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 26, 2011 at 1:47 AM

Nice plane of focus on the flower Bob. Excellent color too. I also am not sure about the edge of the bowl, but I don't know a better alternative either.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Miro Susta on June 26, 2011 at 6:55 AM

Very nice competition to Gigi image. But I like both very much. Here we should not see the disturbing bowl but to enjoy the excellent image of this beautiful flower. Nicely done Bob.

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

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on June 26, 2011 at 9:28 AM

Bob, I tend to agree with the others on the bowl. My take on it is that I just don't see enough of it to render it a supporting roll. The flower is stand alone wonderful, and your high key efforts are beautiful.
Bob

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on June 26, 2011 at 10:21 AM

Bob, this violet is a feast of colors! Beautiful.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on June 26, 2011 at 3:06 PM

This one leaves me a bit undecided as to how I feel. I really love the bright light BG showing thru the petals, but I personally am not really fond of the bright/white BG. It is really well thought out and executed, and it must be just me, you can't please everyone. Well done Bob!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 26, 2011 at 9:57 PM

Bob:
The bowl is not working for me. The Pansy id good but lacks a little of the luminous look of your previous post which I think is a little stronger.

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