Avalanche Lily

Posted by john4jack (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) on 2 January 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

The Ninth Day of Christmas
"Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God."

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning,
Aurora Leigh

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

This could not be more perfect than with these black and white tones. I really like the exposure, it's spot on!

2 Jan 2009 5:34am

Jean-François from LES ISSAMBRES, France

cool contrasts !!!!!!

2 Jan 2009 6:37am

Kaylin Idora from New Orleans, United States

They're very beautiful, and a little sad. Lovely!

2 Jan 2009 7:24am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

I like how b/w makes it stand out.

2 Jan 2009 9:54am

Alivia from France

Bonjour John, j'espère que tu as bien commencé l'année, ces lys sont beaux dans ces demi-teintes B&W, les dégradés de gris les habillent de nuances, mais ils semblent tristes..ils ont envie de faire éclater leurs couleurs..

2 Jan 2009 10:47am

Manel from Girona, Spain

Fantastic BW realy a very nice Photo studio. Congratulations

2 Jan 2009 11:26am

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

It's a beautiful contrasted B&W, and the black backgroud shows well to advantage lines & textures of the lily.

2 Jan 2009 1:23pm

Olivier Jules from Lanciano, Italy

so beautiful...

2 Jan 2009 1:56pm

EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom

Perfection. Exquisite tones. Utterly delightful

2 Jan 2009 3:38pm

Veronelle from Lens, France

beautifull white lily

2 Jan 2009 3:46pm

k@ from Paris, France

They seem to smile ! So delicate & elegant B&W*

2 Jan 2009 4:00pm

laur from Clermont-Ferrand, France

Beau Noir et blanc avec de jolis contrastes.

2 Jan 2009 4:27pm

Florence from France

High contrasts for this b&w. Focus is just perfect.

2 Jan 2009 4:33pm

JJ from Jersey City, United States

Such an elegant and delicate capture, beautiful

2 Jan 2009 5:05pm

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

A great B&W ! Cheers

2 Jan 2009 5:08pm

Knut Magne from Hamar, Norway

A beautiful black and white image that contains the whole range from completely black to completely white. The noise in the image makes it more exciting and worthwhile. Great technical conducted and composition. Congratulations!

2 Jan 2009 5:30pm

@Knut Magne: Knut, Thank you for appreciating that sometimes a little noise is exactly what the photograph needs.

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Beautiful capture.

2 Jan 2009 6:42pm

Rehim from Baneh -Kurdistan, Iran

Great shot !I am rahim living in kurdistan .i am kurdish .I invite you to study about kurdistan and kurdish people .
I hope the best wishes for yon on 2009

2 Jan 2009 6:53pm

fredo from marseille, France

Good shoot ,i like this simple photo .
Good and happy new year 2009 .

2 Jan 2009 6:54pm

Marcah from Quincy, United States

Excellent contrast and image.

2 Jan 2009 7:00pm

kerfendal from Paris, France

perfect shot and above all really artistic, happy new year 2009

2 Jan 2009 9:27pm

Francesc B. from région parisienne, France

To shot a flower in B&W is sometimes a risked challenge...
here it's a succes.

2 Jan 2009 9:35pm

ninni from Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Lovely lilys in B&W!

2 Jan 2009 9:47pm

Mary from PA, United States

Stunning !!!

3 Jan 2009 2:26am

Polydactyle from Montréal, Canada

Sublime composition, great contrast and shadows.

3 Jan 2009 7:31pm

Nacho from Salem, OR, United States

Jack, I love this isolation. Flowers make great subjects, but are difficult to shoot in a way that makes them different than the usual. This one is very nicely done!

4 Jan 2009 4:09pm

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States

lovely tones and textural presentation!

5 Jan 2009 7:32am