Lotus II

Hope your taking care to stay safe with all this radiation! Another lovely composition and end result, but I perfer the previous post if you have to choose. Take care.

What a beauty! Very elegant. Your images are always inspirational, Gary.

Gary, I have not visited the Flora gallery enough lately, so I am just catching up. My, how lovely these X-rays are. In addition to the obvious compositional merits, level of detail, and striking luminosity, I am impressed by your processing and color treatments, which adds a less obvious, but important level of beauty.

Just spectacular !!

I love the dynamic feel of this image Gary. The fact that the petals feel to be going different directions works for me. I love the lines of the veins in the petals, especially with them over the denseness of the center. Overall, this works really well for me. I see most of your floragraphs as exhibition material.

Nathan

One more thought Gary. I scrolled down the first page of floral images, and if I compare even just the thumbnail of this image to your Bok Choy image, this one feels a lot more dynamic to me. Of all of your floragraphs, I see the bok choy as one of the weaker ones.

Nathan

I agree with all of the previous comments - that is, I like this one very much and I think it is definitely exhibition worthy, but I also agree with Patricia that, if it comes down to Lotus I vs Lotus II, I'd go with Lotus I. I do like the interesting center in this version, with all the circles, and the lines radiating out from the center. Very elegant as well. They would look fine side by side. And, notwithstanding my Lotus I comment about the elegance of the floral radiographs vs vegetables, I'd include a nice variety, including vegetables and leafy radiographs.

Thanks everyone for your comments.

@Patricia - Thank you for your concern about my health. I am mindful of the radiation and make sure I am behind the protective screen before exposure. Luckily the mammography machine emits the lowest radiation of all the machines in the radiology department. As an aside, all the proceed from the exhibition sales will be donated to the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation. I would like to encourage all women to avail themselves to regular breast screening mammography.

@Wayne - I am still experimenting with the toning of the floragraph. Most of my floragraphs are monotone (cyanophilic like the xray films used in the past) and this is the first duotone ones. I kind of like the duotone which tends to give the image some depth and increase shadowing effect.

@Scott - The exhibition is a solo exhibit and I have some lee way on how many images to put up. Yes, it would be nice to put the two lotuses side by side. I would also include more common subjects such as vegetables and leaves and also banana

Gary - Wow...Looks like brilliant burst of fireworks. Loads and Loads of minute details are well seen. Toning is also excellent.

While I think this is exhibition material, I do believe one will need to judge from the quality of prints. As long as your print looks as vibrant and loaded with detail as this small picture shows, put it up on the wall.

This is stunning! Personally if I had to choose between the two lotus images, I would choose this one. The center of the plant is interesting and holds the eye. I really like the soft form of the petals also. Awesome work!

Both of your Lotus images are beautiful, Gary. I favor the composition of the first though. The duotone look here is different, and does add the depth you mentioned. I am still partial to blue radiographs though :). You manage to both capture all the fine detail and keep it while processing your images. Beautiful work.

I love the work you're creating with this method, Gary. Not sure this is one of the strongest, though. Maybe it's just me... That some of the petals are so far off the edge is one of the things I noticed that I wonder about. If you're emphasizing the flower's center, perhaps a different crop?

What can I say that the others haven't..It's an impossible task
Very obvious that this is a labor of love, beautiful work!