It’s a dull day today, so after my walk in the drizzle this morning, and prepping my order for prints and mounts for an upcoming exhibition my photo club has, I need a rest…..
Just sitting here, idly converting my image from yesterday, and here it is, in monochrome. I expect comments to the effect that mono is no good for flowers, and agreed, this lacks ‘punch’, to some degree. But I like the intertwining lines:
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost
As palavras e as fotografias não gostam de ficar fechadas muito tempo na gaveta...
Live, Love, Travel and Laugh (Proudly Pinoy)
Tell Story Throughout the Images
Aktuelles - Vordergründiges - Hintergründiges - Unergründliches - Dumm Tüch - Fotos
To See a World in a Grain of Sand...
More little things in life
Delighting in Our World
Quirky thoughts on the ultimate question of life, the universe and popcorn.
A bit of this and that
Adventures at home and abroad
Photography and Sketching ... Observations ...
Semua Tentang Turki - All About Turkey
Discover Finland’s hidden gems
Less is not enough.
When a woman tells the truth she is creating the possibility for more truth around her. Adrienne Rich
My photos from the last 40+ years
“Go, fly, roam, travel, voyage, explore, journey, discover, adventure.”
nie endende Reiselust
Sharing a world of joy with photos and words
Life in a flash - a weekly writing blog
The life of an elderly Londoner and her travels.
We went to France ..... and then we came back.
Well done, ny friend!
Done on mŷ iPad…it would have yielded better results on the computer, but hey….
I like all the shadows, and the light on the right hand daff’s trumpet, the vase and corner of the mantle piece. Also that is a very sweet pig 🙂
Well, rather the reasons I like this image, Tish! Thanks! Oh, and glad you like Pigling Bland!
Wonderful in black and white.
Thank you, Cee! Glad you like it 😊
I think it works just as well, but in a different way. We have to cast our minds back to the days before colour film became widely affordable, and most people shot everything in black and white.
Best wishes, Pete.
Oh, the change from colour to monochrome alters the mood…and that’s the fun of it,…
I’m with Tish. And I think monochrome can work brilliantly with flowers. In this case, it’s the composition and shadows that really draw me.
Thanks, Su! Yep, it’s composition that comes to the fore in monochrome…..
I disagree completely with your preemptive criticisms! For me it’s not just composition: it’s the gentle calming effect of a limited palette, and the bringing together of all elements.
Ah, what a great comment, Meg! Well, I love mono, so it’s not negative (tee hee) to me, but some images work better in mono than others, and I’m trying to become more adept at choosing, and personally I feel a lot of it is the composition. Are the right elements present to ‘hook’ the vieŵer?
I disagree about mono, some flowers look great in black and white.
Thanks, Gilly!
So, you must have some ideas of what you’re exhibiting? 🙂 🙂
I have a balletic decaying tulip, a recent monochrome image ‘Your Shadow at Morning’, and a painterly ruined Italian village
All beautiful, from the sounds 🙂
Thank you, Jo!
Oh I love this so much! I love the contrast within the layered textures.
Studying it, I feel the sadness of old, old memories.. the sadness I feel always in the late afternoon when the light is just so. I envy a photo that makes you feel.
Thank you, Laura! I try to make my images tell stories, evoke emotions…
I did a bit of Monochrome today. Some setting just need it.
Absolutely!
pure joy
Thanks, Gavin!
I feel the combination of the shadows has made the monochrome so unusual and beautiful.
Good Day, Charu.
Thanks very much, Charu
Monochrome is the best to really show the strength of the composition – no competition from colour. I like this very much.
My sentiments entirely – thanks, Anna!