Last Sunday, I spent some time in Joan’s garden photographing the flowers. I explored many individual blossoms and many angles of view and pretty much filled a memory card.
On reviewing the images, I was disappointed; none of the images were compelling… too much color! Despite the “good light” (it was mostly cloudy), the flowers were too bright and gaudy for my tastes.
After awhile, I realized that the most interesting aspect of the flowers were the patterns and textures. So I chose three “head on” shots and turned to black and white. These images are highly processed (much more heavily than my usual work); mainly to bring out the textures.
What do you think?
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Jury is still out on my opinion. There is good detail and contrast but there is something lacking in all three and I have not be able to pinpoint the reason.
Comment by Just Joe — 22 August 2012 @ 2:34 PM