Dandelions After the Rain in B&W

[PixelRabbit]

Hoping to get this in before the storms roll in, I can hear them in the distance, so I will be quick

After the rain I wandered around in the dandelions, these are my favourites.

Would love to hear your thoughts, thank for taking a look!



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[SquarePeg5 4]

Hi. Love the composition and shallow dot of the third one.

 

[PixelRabbit]

Hi SquarePeg Thanks! I'm inexplicably drawn to these things and they are a shape I hate to compose for, circles, argh!! Add in that there are two of them and I often have a hard time with that , I try to have odd numbers, I was quite pleased with how comfortable this one came out with very minimal cropping! (I think I took a smidge off the top and left)

 

[SquarePeg5 4]

I think these pods are interesting subjects too and have made a few attempts to get the shot I see in my mind but it never quite comes out the way I want it. I'm sure the neighbors are wondering if i have lost my mind seeing me crawling around the lawn at all hours, lol. I like that you used b&w - I may revisit some of my previous shots with that in mind.

 

[Ysarex121 115]

2nd photo is splendid -- you turned a dandelion into fireworks -- bravo!

Joe

 

[amolitor]

The first one is quite nice. I am reading up on Pictorialism to I am perhaps prejudiced.

The "bokeh" seem a little "jittery" to me in it, I would consider actually adding a very slight additional blur to soften that up a little, and consider some burning and dodging. Perhaps something like this:

 

[ryanparker]

Nice set, I like what you've done.

 

[PixelRabbit]

I think these pods are interesting subjects too and have made a few attempts to get the shot I see in my mind but it never quite comes out the way I want it. I'm sure the neighbors are wondering if i have lost my mind seeing me crawling around the lawn at all hours, lol. I like that you used b&w - I may revisit some of my previous shots with that in mind.

Lol keep crawling! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with

2nd photo is splendid -- you turned a dandelion into fireworks -- bravo!

Joe

Thanks Joe! Fireworks was my first thought too

The first one is quite nice. I am reading up on Pictorialism to I am perhaps prejudiced.

The "bokeh" seem a little "jittery" to me in it, I would consider actually adding a very slight additional blur to soften that up a little, and consider some burning and dodging. Perhaps something like this:

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Hey Andrew, thanks for your thoughts I like where you are going with this, I think some "extra" blur in the background may help to make the lines of the flower stand out a little better as unique to it, I'm going to play around a bit with it.

Nice set, I like what you've done.

Thanks Ryan

 

[Ilovemycam]

Don't like 1

2 and 3 OK

 

[PixelRabbit]

Thanks for your thoughts Ilovemycam, #1 is definitely not going to be everyone's cup of tea and that's cool.

 

[PixelRabbit]

Little rainy day bump for the evening crowd

 

[TimothyJinx]

Partial to #3. Love the very shallow DoF. Similar to what Ysarex said, you've taken what many people spend lots of money to eliminate and turned it into art! Nice job.

 

[hopdaddy]

Hi PixelRabbit ,I think #4 is the best here ,Followed by #2 .On #1 . Seems like pleasing Blurs are really getting some attention of late . It's not easy to do successfully .If you have 2 hrs you can spend this might help .............If you haven't watched it already.?

 

[frommrstomommy]

2 is really nice.

 

[PixelRabbit]

Thanks Timothy, turning it into art is one of the best compliments one can give!

Thanks for the comment and the link Hopdaddy I haven't seen that before but I'll check it out

Thanks Frommrstomommy