ordinaryimages
evening tulip
Posted by ordinaryimages (Kentucky Bluegrass, United States) on 23 April 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
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Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States
Rather exotic and very lovely.
23 Apr 2009 5:06am
@Suzanne: Thanks! Just a country boy with a toy : ]
Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
Une grande photo de PRO ! .............. sublime +++++++++++++++++++++++++
23 Apr 2009 5:39am
@Matt Sutton: Thanks! I going to get around to some of your environmental portraits when the weather warms up.
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
So nice. I love the exquisite detail in the drops.
23 Apr 2009 5:46am
Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand
Lovely shot, I really like the water drops on the soft petals, great bw!
23 Apr 2009 6:10am
khadi from New Delhi, India
Beautiful. I like how that shaft of light on the petal picks up the detail in the water drops.
23 Apr 2009 7:29am
Giovanni from Milan, Italy
A very fine composition! Love the drops on the flower and the shallow DOF. Beautifully done!
23 Apr 2009 8:23am
lux from Munich, Germany
Excellent tones, well done! The dof is perfect too by the way.
23 Apr 2009 9:26am
Scene by Sharon Photography from Kingston, Ontario, Canada
your photos just keep getting better and better - beautiful capture!
23 Apr 2009 10:12am
@Scene by Sharon Photography: Thanks! The wind was blowing it completely out of the frame, lots of waiting : ]
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Love the silver in these tones...the dark (natural) vignetting and space around the single flower. Stunning!
23 Apr 2009 12:13pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
How delicate and emotive... Jerry's signature on every spot of this wonderful shot! Your b&w pics are just beautiful!:-)
23 Apr 2009 12:18pm
@hugo poon: Thanks Hugo...you brighten our day!
Ajay from Pune, India
Brilliant. Have never such great quality in black and white.
23 Apr 2009 12:54pm
Zahai from Berlin, Germany
wonderful. love the detail of the water droplets and the softness of the out of focus area. beautifully done :)
23 Apr 2009 2:55pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
These water droplets on the tulip are just brilliant in BW. The bokeh is out of this world.
23 Apr 2009 3:13pm
grant from kansas city, United States
nothing to add - viewfinder said it well. exceptional.
23 Apr 2009 3:39pm
Roman from Thunder Bay, Canada
This is awesome Jerry, what a beautiful creation !!
cheers
Roman
23 Apr 2009 4:56pm
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
splendide! Une image de toute beauté! bravo!!!!
23 Apr 2009 7:48pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Remarkable how something we associate entirely with color has so much to offer in b&w.
23 Apr 2009 8:20pm
@Ronnie 2¢: Thanks 2¢ ! I opened up the magenta a bit and darkened the background.
shallowregret from Kongsberg, Norway
that is so great, looks like it is made of metall
23 Apr 2009 8:26pm
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Magnificently lit image, B&W at its best.
23 Apr 2009 8:56pm
@¤ carole ¤: Thanks...you should join us on Am3!
Tamara Tantrum from Fort Myers, FL, United States
Lovely, solitary, simple, sharp! Great, great image!
23 Apr 2009 9:08pm
Virgil from Richmond, United States
My wife wants to take pictures of the tulips at the arboretum this weekend. Nice picture by the way.
23 Apr 2009 10:07pm
@Virgil: Better hurry, I only have 5 blooms left! I transplanted a bunch today. best...jerry
Chris Parr from Jefferson City, United States
Beautiful. Taking away the color allows the eye to focus on the textures and detail.
24 Apr 2009 1:50am
@Chris Parr: Thanks! You don't have b/w tulips in Missouri?
@Damon Schreiber: Thanks Damon! I discovered that I actually had two that were better : [
JamesC from portland, United States
The tilted effect seems to work so well here and the gray tones are just excellent as always.
25 Apr 2009 3:04am
Dulcie Andres from Danville, CA, United States
I'm always drawn to your plant photos. This one is flawless---really nice dark quality and diagonal movement.
25 Apr 2009 6:43am
Canon EOS 5D
1/125 second
F/11.0
ISO 400
180 mm