JACK LARSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Backyard Lilies B&W
Posted by john4jack (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) on 28 June 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
Here is the monochrome version of yesterday's shot.
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THE LIGHTING WORKSHOP was excellent. I now have a much greater comfort level with external flash. Much of our time was spent doing portrait photography, which is not a strong interest of mine. However, I must say that I am even more in awe of the work of Sarah Schneider who does superb portrait work. Doing fill flash with off camera flash and the camera in the rear sync mode is something that I expect to use quite a bit.
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"Never stop making the connections between sexism, racism, militarism, nationalism and all forms of violence."
- Marge Tuite,
Dominican Sister
Toni from Eastern Washington, United States
The red of the lilies in the previous post is so rich and deep that the conversion makes the lilies themselves look black here. Beautiful work here, Jack.
28 Jun 2009 5:47am
Peggy M. from somewhere in, France
Hello Jack ! I'm very touched by this version black and whit, these flowers there were the favorite of my grandmother... She reminds me memories and I'm allowed rock on your pages. Kisses
28 Jun 2009 6:48am
@Peggy M.: Our grandmothers are so special. Hugs.
Mathilde Collot from Fontainebleau, France
So hard to choose! gender difference, but the lily is very beautiful, the colors grave une progondeur an incredible shine! Good Sunday to you.
28 Jun 2009 6:50am
Dulcie from Danville, United States
They are as successful in B&W as they were in red and green, though I prefer the latter.
28 Jun 2009 7:08am
Marie LC from Voiron, France
avec ce traitement elles prennent un petit côté "inquiétant" qui leur va bien
28 Jun 2009 10:53am
Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco
A great difference between those two so I prefer the colored one but this one is another picture and I like it !
28 Jun 2009 10:53am
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
Very nice but color gets my vote on this one.
28 Jun 2009 12:32pm
Ajay from Pune, India
I am giving it up, Jack. :-) .... Just joking but how is one suppose to keep it up if you will keep on raising your bar everyday. This is awesome in black and white way better than the last one and that is when that one was also amazingly beautiful.
28 Jun 2009 2:29pm
@Ajay: Thanks, Ajay. This is one of my favorite flower monochromes; it is a vibrant color shot that converted exceedingly well; I give the flowers total credit.
@MARIANA: The initial conversion astonished me.
@Ken: I delight in reading people's preferences; there certainly is no consensus on this one.
Lee from Fort Frances Ontario, Canada
All these workshops and experimentations are really starting to pay off for you Jack. Like Ajay says, you are constantly raising the bar, and thats good. Well done my friend.
28 Jun 2009 3:04pm
@Lee: Thanks, Lee.
Loner from Wörgl, Austria
These lilies look excellent also in black white ! So good details and sharpness !
28 Jun 2009 3:47pm
Aurore from Paris, France
Flowers in b&w, original and yours is wonderful ! very well done !
28 Jun 2009 4:29pm
@Aurore: Merci.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
the light of this black and white is soooo fabulous, it's almost as vibrant as yesterday's...wow well done
28 Jun 2009 5:33pm
@Lorraine: Thanks, Lorraine. It seems to me that the flowers have a luminous quality.
LauraS from Chico, United States
Now this is very unusual and special. I love the silver/chrome effect that gray gives to this flower shot.
28 Jun 2009 6:19pm
@LauraS: Thanks, Laura.
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
nice post traitement here ,jack ,a nice black and white !
friendships !
28 Jun 2009 6:27pm
@marc battault: Merci, Marc.
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Yikes, off camera flash....getting a little too technical for my liking!!! Yeah for natural light!!! Like this shot today.....Contrasts came out beautifully.....hard to chose a favorite....so I won't !!!! But I may go and try this with some of my most recent flowers, and see what happens!!!
28 Jun 2009 8:30pm
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
I like BW pictures but I find the color version more attractive, the 2 colors red and green are complementary colors and they give an excellent separation.
28 Jun 2009 11:07pm
Cricket from Alabama, United States
Oh....this is very pretty. The B&W does make the detail just pop off the page.
29 Jun 2009 3:55pm
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
a classy classy shot -- gorgeous tones and the velvety blacks are magical!!
30 Jun 2009 2:53pm
Nikon D700
1/20 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
150 mm (35mm equiv.)