Fiery Gloriosa

Positive version

O.K . Gary now you are starting to get on my nerves with these X ray images, this is just stunning. I am speechless as to how beautiful this image is! Truly great work!The first one does it for me !

I like both of these, but I think the negative is more powerful. Nice machine to play with...

You wouldn't need to post your name with these images. I knew in an instant "Gary". I have no understanding of this method of creating an image, but it is very, very beautiful and terrifically interesting. I like your Ikibana. I love you radiology images. Negative is my preference.

Gary,

I think I prefer the positive but it's really close. I like both of them.

Compositionally, i feel like there are two subjects (the top and bottom) in the image. For me the lower subject is more elegant. I particularly like those rolled tips. In the top there seems to be a sort of tangle with the stem and the anthers. That weakens the image for me a bit.

I'm still very impressed with the images and what I would really like to see, if you're taking requests, having seen this, is an X-Ray treatment of a fern.

These are really neat.

pat

Gary, I think Pat hit the nail on the head when he said this looks like images of two different flowers sort of tangled together. Both versions are striking, but my eye goes back and forth between the upper bloom and the lower. I really like the curled petals in the lower flower, and I slightly prefer the positive version.

Gary,

Both are fascinating. I sort of lean toward the positive because of its apparent sharpness throughout. They would make a terrific diptych. Great stuff.

Gloriosa Superba - another stunning capture. Truly confused between the two - may be one of each might say it all . Great work, Gary.

Both are absolutely stunning. I don't know if I've ever seen a B&W image I like as much as the positive version here.

Beautiful work Gary. It is a hard call to say which one I like best but I think my vote goes to the first but that could change.

Thanks everyone for your comments. I also find it difficult to decide which one I like better.

Pat & Scott:
I see what you are saying about the composition. Initially I was going to only image the flower but I also like the curled tips in the leaves so I ended up including them. They do indeed looked like two compositions but I am hoping the stem provides a bridge between them. The top part with its disorganized lines going everywhere like a flame is contrasted by elegant flow of lines ending the those curls in the lower portion.

I have in mind to do a few compositions with just leaves only and ferns would certainly be good candidates.

Like Pat said there are two comps in the image. I think I prefer the positive version better as the stem unifys the two together better for my tastes.

They both work for me in different ways Gary. I don't know that I can explain it, but I like both of them a lot - especially the firey look to the petals.

Nathan

Gary, great work ! Both images are awesome ! I'm really cofused between the two, perhaps the positve is more realistic, but the negative is more impressing ! Anyway every detail of these images is absolutely stunning
Mauro

Well done Gary, I really like this and prefer with the darker BG. The delicate features are beautifully recorded and well presented.

Well done, Gary. You are really getting the hang of this form of imaging . I can see where this could look appear as 2 subjects, but the stem does connect them. I vote for the first image. The positive image is still impressive, but I still prefer a traditional b/w look for radiographs :).

Gary: Really cool presentations. I have a small preference for the positive image but both work great for me. Creative work. >=))>

Great contrast to make this one POP! The lighter version is more delicate to me and the darker one more dramatic.

Negative all the way for me. I like the white extending into the image and I notice the "flames" much more. For the bottom I do like the positive because it shows off the curls more, but as a complete image, I like the negative!

Both are striking but my eye keeps going to the positive image. It's more subtle but.... Just a tad put off by that very bright center in the negative. Gorgeous work.


lucy