So much for writing...

[cairistiona]

Brain is still fogged, but the sun was at the right angle, so I took the camera out to the garden to play around with black and white photography, something I've not dabbled in much. But I wanted to focus on the shape and form of a flower, in this case a peony, which tends to be my floral muse each year. I can't resist playing with images of them.

Before we get to the b&w images, a color one that I took yesterday. The day was cloudy, with diffuse light that didn't provide enough contrast for good black and white images, though I do love how soft the bloom looks in color:



Today the sunshine was very bright, which, as I hoped, lent itself well to more drama:



This next one is a bloom well past its prime. In color, it's drab, all the pink faded to dull white with brown spots, and overall it looks about as you'd imagine. But I think it gets a new lease on life in black and white:

Comments

[shirebound]

Lovely images. It's very sad how little I know about photography and what a camera can really do.

[j-flattermann.livejournal.com]

Lovely shots all of them.
B/w is so forgiving on wilting blossoms, great picture this.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Stunning photos!

[suzll.livejournal.com]

Aaaah these are gorgeous!!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The black and white are dramatic - but I still prefer the coloured one!

[ysilme]

There are terrific! I love black and white photography very much, but I most confess as gorgeous as your shots are, the coloured one is my favourite. ;o)

[mikononyte.livejournal.com]

*gasp*
Awwwhhhhhhhh
So beautiful!

That's it!

I'm moving to Misserabluri. LOL
So pretty.


And I was thinking of you all this morning too; 1 year anniversary to that horrible Tornado in Moore. I was remembering them, and the school you showed us in your town. And thinking, watching the building in Moore - that people seem to bounce back, regardless.

(hugs) Love ya, sweetie!

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

Beautiful photography! Wow!

[mrowe.livejournal.com]

Very nice:-)

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Black and white certainly gives new lease to otherwise so-so pics! I remember taking a B&W pic of my kid's rickety old bike which had gone rusty with the trainer wheels almost off, the pic turned out almost a masterpiece ( if I may say so heheh )!

Yours are absolutely gorgeous, the first one, too.

[estelcontar1.livejournal.com]

Exquisite!

[imbecamiel.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. It's amazing how striking black and white images like that can be... The hints of color in the top one are really lovely too. Very nice work!