Isolated

[waday]

Isolated by Wade, on Flickr

 

[waday]

Morning bump.. any C&C? I was debating on whether to make it portrait or landscape, and decided on landscape. Maybe I should crop it to portrait?

I also purposely waited to take this until the flowers were somewhat wilting to try to fit the mood. Eh? Yay or nay?

 

[Didereaux]

? Not my cup of tea in BW. The subject is to complex for such a stark contrasty look.

 

[waday]

? Not my cup of tea in BW. The subject is to complex for such a stark contrasty look.

Thanks, appreciate the feedback!

 

[terri37 8]

I like the B&W, and I like the starkness of the image. I agree with your decision to let the flowers wilt. What is disconcerting to me is what you also wondered about: the crop. For me, it's stronger if you cropped severely on the right side, really crop just to the right of the vase. That way, the vase and flowers are off-center and there is only empty space on the left.

My two cents.

 

[Gary A.]

Square. I'd hit the full/back blossom with a dodge tool and bring it up to the impact of the other blossoms.

 

[waday]

I like the B&W, and I like the starkness of the image. I agree with your decision to let the flowers wilt. What is disconcerting to me is what you also wondered about: the crop. For me, it's stronger if you cropped severely on the right side, really crop just to the right of the vase. That way, the vase and flowers are off-center and there is only empty space on the left.

My two cents.

Square. I'd hit the full/back blossom with a dodge tool and bring it up to the impact of the other blossoms.

Thank you for the comments! Ok, so, I've made a few edits. When I put it in a square crop, I liked it, but liked it better in the below crop. I don't know, I'll have to figure it out. So, the three crops below are 1) crop, 2) crop and dodge back flower(s), and 3) color. I'm not a fan of the color version, because I personally don't think it works and it doesn't fit my "vision" for the image.

Thoughts?

1.
Flowers Edit-1 (crop) by Wade, on Flickr

2.
Flowers Edit-2 (dodge) by Wade, on Flickr

3.
Flowers Edit-3 (color) by Wade, on Flickr

 

[waday]

One more crop, per @terri 's recommendation. For some reason, I was thinking cropping it down and keeping it on the left. I reread your comment, and I actually do like it like this:

4.
Flowers Edit-4 (right crop) by Wade, on Flickr

 

[Gary A.]

#2 ... now toss in a very mild sepia tone ... barely brown/red and a touch less contrast.

 

[Didereaux]

I like your edited #2 above. Compare it side by side to the original...to me it is magnitudes improved. Very close. Perhaps a drop in the highlight of the petals on the table, just a touch, and the same on the lower right flower. Also just a touch reduced shadow on that lower right flower as well just enough to give some of the texture.


as for the color,,,,nah.

 

[terri37 8]

Hey, you did some nice rework here. I do think this image is stronger in B&W. I like the way the crop looks in #4, but I also like the brightness of #2. Put those together and I think you have a winner.

I do like Gary's idea of the muted colors, too. I tend to lean towards B&W in this case, tho.

 

[waday]

#2 ... now toss in a very mild sepia tone ... barely brown/red and a touch less contrast.

I like your edited #2 above. Compare it side by side to the original...to me it is magnitudes improved. Very close. Perhaps a drop in the highlight of the petals on the table, just a touch, and the same on the lower right flower. Also just a touch reduced shadow on that lower right flower as well just enough to give some of the texture.


as for the color,,,,nah.

Hey, you did some nice rework here. I do think this image is stronger in B&W. I like the way the crop looks in #4, but I also like the brightness of #2. Put those together and I think you have a winner.

I do like Gary's idea of the muted colors, too. I tend to lean towards B&W in this case, tho.

Thanks all! I'll look into revisiting this tonight.