nz weed

[vonnagy]

no, not that kind of weed

This is a lily that most kiwis consider a weed, I happen to find it beautiful.
Anyways, all comments and criticisms will be much appreciated.

cheers!

 

[plove53]

very nice b/w

 

[ksmattfish]

Very nice. I really like BW botanical shots. I recently picked up "Flora" photographs by Imogen Cunningham (one of my favorites).

I would tend to crop this from a 2x3 ratio (8"x12") to a 2x2.5 ratio (8"x10"), maybe just a smidge off the top, and the rest off the bottom.

And I need more info, please:
what camera and lens? film or digital? type of film or approximate resolution? any filters used? Adobe PS? flash or available lighting? etc....

Thanks

 

[oriecat]

That's lovely! I can't believe you crazy kiwis (no offense intended ) would call that a weed! It's gorgeous! I agree that a slight cropping might be good.

 

[Dew]

wow!!! .. its lovely ... since i dont do any "floral" photographs ... this shows a lot of possibilities

 

[Jeff Canes]

Nice work, I get a sense of the texture of the leaves for their lines :scratch:

 

[mrsid99]

Flowers and plants are some of my favorite subjects and this one is great!
Personally I would have liked to see more detail i.e. closer and larger but it's very nice anyway.

 

[GerryDavid]

no, not that kind of weed

This is a lily that most kiwis consider a weed, I happen to find it beautiful.
Anyways, all comments and criticisms will be much appreciated.

cheers!

Interesting flower/weed. :0) It seems to have a heart shape to it. It seems white but being b&w could give an ilussion and it could really be yellow or something, what color is it?

 

[terri]

Great B&W!! I am more drawn to the background leaves than the flower, for some reason. They don't even look real, they are so perfectly captured here... love it!

 

[vonnagy]

cool, thanks for you opinions and criticisms.

The flower is white with a yellow stamen and it grows every here!
Took this with my canon d10 digital, I desaturated it in photoshop, i thought this particular shot would look well in b/w.

cheers!

 

[Geronimo]

That is such a nice picture. Great job

 

[TwistMyArm]

Ok I'll admit it. This wasn't the weed I was looking for.
It's a very nice weed none the less. I really like this photo. I love how the background remains so sharp and in focus, but with the contrast it doesn't detract from the subject at all (for me anyway).

 

[havoc]

I just really love the way the way the flower sticks out at you, it almost punches you in the face looking at it, (in a good way though) Very beautiful picture.