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Lily (+ alt)
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Lily (+ alt)

by scott lanz

Gallery: FloraPosted November 28, 2016192 views7 comments
An ornamental lily shot last spring in the conservatory at Longwood Gardens, converted to shades of gray. I'll post the original color version as well. D600, sigma 150 f2.8 @ 3.5, 1/320, iso 250. Suggestions and other comments welcome. 

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7 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on November 28, 2016 at 9:20 PM
and the color
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 29, 2016 at 8:34 AM
Very interesting, Scott.  To my eye, the shallow dof in this image works much better in the B&W image, which is outstanding.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 30, 2016 at 9:38 PM
Scott, the B/W is OK, but I am in love with the color version, with it's oh so cool lavender and lime green, with reddish brown anther, and the naughty aqua stigma.devil
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Comment posted by Yun Gao on December 1, 2016 at 11:41 PM
Scott, I prefer the color version. The colors make this lily more beautiful. I like the colors in the background.
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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on December 2, 2016 at 8:01 AM
Prefer the b&w version.  Both are outstanding, but the b&w seems to put the focus on the stamen and gives more depth of field.
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 2, 2016 at 8:40 AM
Scott: I'll take one of each as they are completely different moods. Your B&W conversions have been excellent and I like how the B&W emphasizes the anthers and pistil but the color version is marvelous because of the color palette. Many kudos.devildevildevil>=))>
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Comment posted by Mark James Ford on December 3, 2016 at 5:49 AM
Hi Scott, a great BW conversion which works very well and which I prefer. In the colour version, which does have wonderful colours, I find the top right background seems to 'darker' and less 'harmonising'. Great work!
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