Brunch with Battutah
Fading lovelies II
Posted by Michael Skorulski (Cigel, Slovakia) on 5 August 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Great B&W treatment here. Lovely shot in all respects.
5 Aug 2008 5:10am
@Steve Rice: Thanks so much, Steve.
@Zygene: Merci, Zygene.
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States
ooh -- i do love this shot -- remember it quite well in color too! :) quite psychedelic in b/w i think... the textures make some marvelous patterns that don't stand out as well in color! of course i will always be color bent, color lover that i am! :) but a beautiful photo all the same!
5 Aug 2008 5:30am
@dj.tigersprout: A great comment which I really appreciate. thank you, Jaycee.
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Gorgeous in b&w. Ansel Adams eat your heart out!! Seriously, this is really well done.
5 Aug 2008 5:56am
@Marion: That's a really nice compliment. thank you, Marion.
Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia
I love the effect here Michael, something sketchilike about it, I like this b&w version the best! Fabulous!
5 Aug 2008 6:04am
@Kylie Greenan: Thank you, Kylie. i appreciate that.
Erik from Amersfoort, Netherlands
Very cool choice for the B&W, it blends so well with the whole shot..
5 Aug 2008 6:19am
@Erik: Thanks so much, Erik.
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
Great B&W. A nice idea for these flowers…
5 Aug 2008 6:28am
@Calusarus: Thank you, Calusarus.
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
A very good B/W conversion! (But I prefer the colour version - sunflowers just have to be yellow! :-)
5 Aug 2008 7:59am
@MadScientist: Thank you very much, MS.
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
Back and forth, back and forth... I like the colored version better too here. Even if your black & white processing is really good I miss the intensity of colors. Maybe I should not have made the comparison ;-)
5 Aug 2008 8:39am
@Mirko Herzner: Thank you, Mirko. I didn't put the date of the colored so comparisons would not be made so much.
@Cia: Thank you, Cia.
@Marie Le Corre: Merci, Marie.
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
Good photo. By coincidence, in the last week-end I drove along some sunflowers fields with this look of end of season. I didn't take any photo because the flowers weren't in their youth (wrong reason) and because it was almost 40 ºC. But I'm glad you did it.
5 Aug 2008 10:51am
@António Pires: A delightful story you offer. thank you, António.
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
Terrific B&W work, Michael ... the B&W works well here, I think, because it focuses one's attention on the whole rather than the few ... lovely composition (as always)!!
5 Aug 2008 11:04am
@Ron: A great comment. thank you, Ron.
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Tremendously sharp image. In monochrome it gives a somewhat surreal mood to the image, whilst in color it would be seen in its natural state. Eitherway, perfection.
5 Aug 2008 11:24am
@Observing: That is a kind comment, Mike. thank you.
Koushiro~光子郎 from Singapore, Singapore
Really great development of such a sad scene... They all look so unhappy
5 Aug 2008 11:26am
@Koushiro~光子郎: Just natural decay I think. thank you, Koushiro.
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Un très beau rendu du noir et blanc, très net et très contrasté, belle photo.
5 Aug 2008 11:56am
@Evelyne Dubos: Merci beaucoup, Evelyne.
Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom
This works well in mono, almost ethereal
5 Aug 2008 12:43pm
@Peter Miller: Thank you very much, Peter.
Lorraine from Canada
Yet they are still so lovely, forlorn, sad and beautiful...La Nature Morte is always exquisite :)
5 Aug 2008 2:17pm
@Lorraine: I agree. thanks so much, Lorraine.
@sherri: Many thanks, Sherri. I appreciate that.
Marcie from United States
Love the b & w processing. It adds a whole other dimension. Really nice.
5 Aug 2008 3:10pm
@Marcie: Thanks so much, Marcie.
@Veronelle: Merci, Veronelle.
@alla: Gothic. thanks, alla.
@ManuelaR: That's very kind. thank you, Manuela.
Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom
Really good image. works really well in mono
5 Aug 2008 5:03pm
@Alun Lambert: Thank you, Alun. Much appreciated.
@Ramiro De Leon: Thank you, Ramiro.
@Kaddy: Many thanks, Kaddy.
Stefan from Thiersee, Austria
Beautiful , a good B+W image with many different tones..!
5 Aug 2008 5:56pm
@Stefan: Thanks very much, Stefan.
@Ina: Thanks very much, Ina.
yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece
very dramatic image with very hi b&w quality
5 Aug 2008 8:09pm
@yiannis krikis: Thank you very much, Yiannis.
Rui from Leiria, Portugal
Quite different from the usual. But the BW is very good... very monochromatic :) But very very good!
5 Aug 2008 9:45pm
@Rui: Thank you very much, Rui.
Gary from Cochise County, United States
My favorite of the week. This is awesome.
5 Aug 2008 10:57pm
@Gary: Thank you for the compliment, Gary. I appreciate it.
saeed from ahwaz, Iran
really great title for this excellent shot! very beautiful and interesting! so sharp indeed! I love it!
6 Aug 2008 4:02am
@saeed: Thanks so much, Saeed.
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
These fading lovelies make for a most FANTASTIC image, Michael!! Beyond brilliant in the b/w.
6 Aug 2008 4:49am
@amy: many thanks, Amy. I enjoyed your comment.
Rags from Plano, United States
I really like the BW version of this image. It really is pretty to look at.
6 Aug 2008 5:02am
@Rags: Thank you so much, Rags.
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, Canada
Enchanting shot. I really like the processing. You have brought out beautiful tones.
9 Aug 2008 2:59am
@Michael Rawluk: Thank you, Michael.
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
Beautiful! I love the conversion but would also love to see it in colour! ;)
10 Aug 2008 4:52pm
Daniel from Kenmare, United States
looks like the sun has left those flowers behind!
11 Aug 2008 6:00am
@Daniel: I agree. thank you, Daniel.
@Diane - Daily Walks: Thank you for commenting, Diane.
@PiXistenZ: Thank you very much. Kris.
Laé, chez elle à Toulouse... from France
cette photo est magnifique. un très beau noir et blanc. a bientot
15 Sep 2008 1:00pm
@Laé, chez elle à Toulouse...: Merci beaucoup, Laé.
@Klaus: Thank you, Klaus.
roland from loverval, Belgium
Superbe photo ,contraste fort et de belle composition,bravo !
4 Oct 2008 11:29pm
@roland: Merci, Roland.
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