ordinaryimages
soon wiped away...
Posted by ordinaryimages (Kentucky Bluegrass, United States) on 6 May 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.
Was on my way out to shoot for the SoFoBoMo and saw this when I opened the car door.
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Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Original framing, you saw the photo and you cathed it! Ilike very much this ephemeral moment of the flower on the car. Very good.
6 May 2009 5:51am
@Paco Díaz: Thanks Paco, and with a certain sadness as they leave for another year.
Dulcie Andres from Danville, CA, United States
I enjoy the way you caught the beauty of the debris and the exquisite refections!
6 May 2009 6:34am
@Dulcie Andres: Thanks Dulcie, overcast [rain[ is perfect for shooting reflections.
Ian Bramham from Manchester, United Kingdom
That's fantastic Jerry!.....I love the contrasts in the photo between the soft white of the flower and the hard metal and glass black of the car!
6 May 2009 6:42am
Bill Jennings from Bay Area Northern Calif, United States
the contrast in colors, and the sweeping curve across the diagonal makes this image a very powerful photo. Well done!
6 May 2009 6:43am
xavier cardell from menorca-barcelona, Spain
Hey, simply brilliant. I love this photo!
6 May 2009 9:31am
Craig@Random Ramblings from Herts, United Kingdom
Well spotted and nicely taken, I like the deep blacks and diagonal composition. It has an element of sadness that I can't quite put my finger on.
6 May 2009 9:56am
@Craig@Random Ramblings: Thanks Craig, I did my job then...because all the dogwood blooms will be gone for another year by weeks end.
Scene by Sharon Photography from Kingston, Ontario, Canada
I agree with everyone else the composition and contrast are spot-on.
6 May 2009 10:20am
JTF from Zaanstad, Netherlands
This is beautiful, I love BW photography, its so strong...
6 May 2009 10:59am
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Excellent black and white. Very sharp.
6 May 2009 12:16pm
Jed from Norwood, United States
Jerry, Your choice of compsition shows creative non-use of the center space. You sort of tickle the center with the flower (like the dove's back) and draw us right into the now off-center flower. And to capture the moment that is gone as quickly as it is seen, well, that almost more than I can stand. HOw much of the composition is in the camera? Nice job.
6 May 2009 4:34pm
@Jed: Thanks Jed, full frame and a wee bit too tight. The watercolorist Betty Lou Schlemm taught me how to effectively use the center space, figure on ground etc.. I could write a short story on my relationship with her...she called me Kooky from Kentucky : ]
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Wonderful diagonal. Excellent selective focus. Terrific tonal range. I dearly love dogwoods.
6 May 2009 4:57pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
You have given the abstract a depth of meaning here . . and, yes, there is a sadness here, too, as your Title implies.
6 May 2009 5:11pm
Didier DE ZAN from somewhere, France
Very beautiful contrast I like the black tones great !
6 May 2009 6:47pm
JamesC from portland, United States
I see you've got flower petal boomed, lots of them around this time of the year. It's amazing to see so much details near your black point.
6 May 2009 8:29pm
dan from Paris, France
Delicious image !
Everything is there ! Drops, some flowers and a perfect NB !
Bravo !
6 May 2009 8:38pm
Canon EOS 5D
1/125 second
F/8.0
ISO 800
85 mm