black and white HDR flowers for C and C

[hayleyfraser24]

Hey everyone, Id love some C and C on these shots, I know flowers should be colourful but I thought these looked interesting in black and white. My favourite is number 1. I think I could to better with the rose though if I got a bigger and more flawless rose. These were just the plants that I had lying around but im thinking of doing a black and white flower "collection"... just for me, not for sale or anything... do you guys like them?

1. lily

2.rose front

3.rose back

 

[EmMcCon]

WOW. very nice but the second 2 are defiantly my favorite the first one just isn't as intresting

 

[hayleyfraser24]

WOW. very nice but the second 2 are defiantly my favorite the first one just isn't as intresting

Thanks, its good to get different opinions, I was not expecting the rose ones to be liked!

 

[tirediron]

Nicely executed; I would try and get sufficient DoF to get all of the bloom in #1 in sharp focus though. My concerns with 2 & 3 are that the stem of the rose forms a line which leads the eye right out of the image. The treatment of the bloom is very good, but the composition needs some work.

 

[JWellman]

I'm one of those that likes color with flowers unless I'm trying to create a dark and moody situation, which is what these photos say to me. I like 2 and 3 but I think the first one would have looked much better in landscape like you did with the others but I'm sure that's just a personal preference. Can't wait to see more!

 

[bennielou]

I like the second two, however on the first one, the focus goes the the OOF part of the photo first, then the foreground. At least that is how I see it. Nice still life.

 

[Neiby]

WOW. very nice but the second 2 are defiantly my favorite the first one just isn't as intresting

Thanks, its good to get different opinions, I was not expecting the rose ones to be liked!

The rose photos are my favorites, as well. I think the first one loses something by being in black and white. Or maybe the image isn't as sharp as the rose pictures. I think I'd like the first one more if more of the flower were in focus, but that's a subjective thing.

Very cool pics!