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Lords & Ladies

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Posted by Chris O'Reilly on March 16, 2010 at 5:56 PM
Lords & Ladies
I'm starting to look forward to the prospect of widening my photographic horizons with the coming of spring.
C & C welcome

Cheers,
Chris

1Ds3, 180 mm macro, ISO 200, 1/10 @ f/8, tripod
Posted by Ian Haskell on March 16, 2010 at 6:51 PM
Hi Chris, lovely B&W renditioned shot with suitable usage of blur to 'bring it life'. I like the darks and light and the curvature of the plant.

Ian
Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 16, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Hi Chris,

I like this :toast:
Posted by Ian Butler on March 16, 2010 at 7:22 PM
Very interesting picture of this subject. I like it a lot. :jump:
Posted by john macpherson on March 17, 2010 at 4:54 AM
Love the curves, and the subtle b&w works really well. The central placement works perfectly too. Like it.
Posted by John Chapman on March 17, 2010 at 4:57 AM
Hi Chris, great use of lines. :toast:
Posted by Mark Davies on March 17, 2010 at 5:28 AM
Great comp and a different view on this wonderful plant.
Congrats on the number of images in the recent editions of RSPB birds ( schools mag ) .
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 17, 2010 at 5:53 AM

Like it Chris and I'm not a fan of B&W images.

Andy...
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on March 17, 2010 at 5:59 AM
Hi All

I wasn't expecting 7 responses on this post, but glad to see my experimental side is hitting the right note with some. Thanks.

Mark: You are the herald angel - I didn't know about the RSPB stuff (must try and get hold of a copy). Kids magazines are getting to be a recurring theme - had a full-page red fox shot in the German version of National Geographic for Kids. Thanks for the info.

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Robert Lawrence on March 17, 2010 at 6:37 AM
Very graphic Chris. B/W suits these strong shapes and lines.
Posted by Matt Cole on March 17, 2010 at 8:03 AM
works quite nicely Chris, although I find the protruding stamen (?) does break the elegant curves slightly. That's probably just me though. I do like this style of shot so look forward to seeing more.

Matt
Posted by David Taylor on March 17, 2010 at 10:11 AM
Yes, certainly diferent. Full marks for posting.

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Justin on March 19, 2010 at 9:47 AM
A well thought out composition and a strong image. I think the conversion to black and white works very well. :toast: