Cut Flower

[AdrianSadlier]

and just for nimbus - its in colour :-)

[nimbus]

And all the better for it

[Old git]

Lovely shot!

Might be tempted to clone out the little white spot where the light has hit the tip of a leaf though

[BikerMike]

Lovely, very well done, very effective, beautiful colours and shades.

I agree the spot just below the lower petals needs cloning out, but still a great shot.

Mike

[P_Stoddart]

Nice work.

I'd go for a square crop which would solve the stray light issue.

[Snapjack]

Very nice shot, lovely and sharp. Nice detail in the petals.

Jack.

[Chris Cool]

Well done Adrian - love it - good detail

And a great file size as well!

[AlecM]

Light and detail make this for me - agree about the leaf tip needing to be got shot of.
You've chosen a v good specimen too. With flowers, they need to be physically perfect or have ragged character, IMHO; anything in between just looks messy.
I'm working on some B+W plants and flowers at present (because I know how popular it is on here at the moment!)
Like this though.

[Caulkhead]

Excellent shot!

[Ednewbie]

Stunning!

[AlexMonro]

Lovely stuff! Yellow's my favourite colour...

[dennis72]

I agree with all the comments - very striking against the black background. I like it!

[Clinger]

As Alec said, that's a perfect specimen. Almost looks artificial it's so flawless. I like the changing tone of the background as well - subtle. Was this shot using natural lighting?

[AdrianSadlier]

Thanks for all the feedback guys!

The leaf (with the overexposed tip) has to go!

I tried a square crop but prefer the present one.

I also tried it in mono and post it here (for AlecM - I'm thinking about a mono flora panel; just thinking!)



And the size is because there's only 2 colours really - yellow and black!

[AlexMonro]

Somehow, I can't help feeling that doing a mono conversion of the beautiful yellow flower is somehow missing the point... Though I agree there are some nice textures in the petals.

[AdrianSadlier]

Somehow, I can't help feeling that doing a mono conversion of the beautiful yellow flower is somehow missing the point... Though I agree there are some nice textures in the petals.

When compared directly with the colour version - yes, the colour version wins hand's down. But as part of a mono panel of flora, focussing on the textures, structures and shapes, without the distraction of colour, then I think it is a different matter.

[Old git]

The textures and lighting do indeed carry this as a mono study - but i Still prefer the colour version.

[Chris Cool]

I like them both - it makes you look at the flower in different ways - super!

[AlecM]

Thanks for all the feedback guys!

The leaf (with the overexposed tip) has to go!

I tried a square crop but prefer the present one.

I also tried it in mono and post it here (for AlecM - I'm thinking about a mono flora panel; just thinking!)



And the size is because there's only 2 colours really - yellow and black!

Excellent - much prefer this one. Really clean and clear petals!

[Chris Cool]

And the size is because there's only 2 colours really - yellow and black!

I know that. But do others lol