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Flower B.W C+C welcome

  • 06-07-2010 2:01pm
    #1
    goldseeker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭


    Hi All
    Posting my firs picture in boards.
    C+C please :)


Comments

  • #2
    dave66
    Closed Accounts Posts: 708 ✭✭✭dave66


    Nice shot!


  • #3
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    nice shot but I always find that flowers look better in colour though... that's what they're all about isn't it?


  • #4
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,283 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    i think this probably works better in B&W; there can be a lot of form in flowers. nice shot.


  • #5
    sNarah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,570 ✭✭✭sNarah


    Really like the image, how it's processed and framed. The B&W suits I think. Lovely detail of the waterdrops at the back.

    Well executed and a brilliant post for first C&C.


  • #6
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,015 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    Yep I have to agree, really well done. We expect flower photos in colour but B&W can work really well as in the case of the OP's image.


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  • #7
    goldseeker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭goldseeker


    Thanks guys for your comments.
    Apreciate.


  • #8
    pullandbang
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 4,948 ✭✭✭pullandbang


    Have to agree, this is a really good shot - even on my crappy work monitor. I'm not flower lover but I do like that shot. Beautiful detail and texture in it.


  • #9
    Crispin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 523 ✭✭✭Crispin


    pullandbang wrote: »
    Have to agree, this is a really good shot - even on my crappy work monitor. I'm not flower lover but I do like that shot. Beautiful detail and texture in it.

    Just had a look at this on 26" monitor, looks pretty cool on this too :)

    as for C & C:
    I think this would suit a square crop. I would crop from the right so you would lose that bokeh in the top right which distracts a bit. Texture is great, I would maybe boost the contrast and up the blacks a bit: but that might be just me.


  • #10
    AnCatDubh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,393 ✭✭✭AnCatDubh


    Quite nice stuff. Well done.

    Lilies are another flower that can work really well in black and white. Many famous ones.

    With your own efforts, i'm finding the shadows left of flower center towards the edge, somewhat distracting (to use that awful clichéd phrase) - but hopefully you'll see what i'm getting at.

    Being picky, i'd say the sharpest point (left hand side of the flower) may not be the most appropriate point to establish the best sharpness. I don't know what the theory is and so a personal thought, but the natural expectation would be more sharpness towards the center falling away out of focus. That being said, the largest exposed surface area is on the edge you have used, so maybe you're fine.

    Good stuff.


  • #11
    thefly
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 328 ✭✭thefly


    Looks nice and the tones are nice but I've seen it 1000's of time before. No originality IMO of course


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