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Black and White Orchid II


Black and White Orchid II
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Copyright: richard james (Kilted-Arab) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1032 W: 107 N: 2182] (9209)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2007-07-28
Categories: Nature, Experimental
Camera: Canon 5D, Canon EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/30 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Flowers [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-07-28 2:20
Viewed: 674
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Added to my Flowers theme.

I tried a b/w orchid post a couple of days ago, thought I'd try another...I'm starting to think it works...

"The Singapore Botanic Gardens epitomises the tropical island's luxuriant parks. Spread over 52 hectares and close to the centre of the city, the Gardens showcases many outstanding plant collections. Some highlights include the National Orchid Garden, the Ginger Garden, and the Evolution Garden. The numerous plant species here, including many rare specimens, reflect the Singapore Botanic Gardens' richness and diversity of plant life.

Love orchids? The present orchid enclosure has 20,000 orchid plants on display. The National Orchid Garden promises sprawling orchid displays, water features, and an exotic bromeliad collection from Central and South America. Or head on down to Symphony Lake where outdoor concerts provide entertainment amidst a lush milieu."

{from www.visitsingapore.com}

Shot in RAW, converted, cropped, resized, sharpened, changed to b/w and some brightness/contrast adjustments.
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Hi Richard,
This is a really wonderful conversion to B&W. The contrast and the tonality are just amazing. I think you mastered the conversion fully. The photo has a great abstract touch to it especially with the shallow DOF and the clean composition. I really love the waterdrops on the flowers.
TFS,
Niek

More excellent work here, great in terms of metering, sharpness, depth of field, composition and detail. The shape of each flower is beautifully shown here and the water droplets are a great touch.
Very well done, again!
Rew

Hello Richard,

I think i like this one better.

The B&W is well done.
Love the tonal shades and the water droplets.
The positioning of the flowers is great.

Tfs Tracey

A beautiful poster!
Such a good decision to turn it into b/w!

thank you for sharing it with us, Karina:)

A very strong image.
Five orchids in good view, perfect Fibonacci!
Nicely balanced composition.
Good tonal range.
Delicate raindrops for interest.
Sharp focus.
Doris awards you 10/10.

Hi Richard,
Nice, this one took one look and I liked it, the detals and sharpness are good and the DOF is good. I'm on the fence with the other one but this I like, maybe because it is not so close or they are not so dark. Well done
Tfs Andy

Hi Richard,

Very unusual picture of lovely orchid in B&W, but you did great presening it. Very sharp and looks fresh with those drops. I love it.

Tfs,
Tjutjut

the tones in this one is even better then the first b/w orchid photo richard :)
i like this composition and framing better as well
the depth makes this stand out nicely
contrast is beautiful
maybe you can try color filters on the lens to change the tones of the flowers for a different effect...not sure how well color filters work on digital though...

i would try a green and maybe an orange filter to start :)

koh

  • Great 
  • boonie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1314 W: 53 N: 1371] (6796)
  • [2007-07-30 12:17]

Yep
I like this multi orchid better than the single B&W. Again the water droplets add emensly to quality of the capture - nicely composed and presented. Congratulations

Dan

Excellent black and white! I love the lighting on the orchids and the dark BG. Nice cropa nd water drops.
well done,
Shelby

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