Roses

[Phonantiphon]

A couple more slightly wonky shots from yours truly, I know what *I* was trying to achieve!!

 

And a moody black and white one:

 

They were in a pot and looking rather sad.

[fuzzyedges]

nowt wrong with dying flowers you can get some wonderful hues

I take it you were trying for the hand painted postcard effect and if not you have acheived it quite well with No1

[kev7d]

For me, I am not 100% sure about the effect. The mono works better out of these 2 for my eyes. Only my opinion though.

[JHFoto]

Not for me, I really cannot see what you were trying to achieve.....

[ChrisLumix]

I do like the 'faded colour' palette of #1, like a hand-tinted postcard from 100 years ago. I'm not sure otherwise that they quite work for me.

[Phonantiphon]

I think for the first one I was trying to create a kind of "Olde" look, but it wanted the roses to really stand out. The second one was more an experiment as I've always thought that dying flowers look great with a sort of grainy b and w, a bit "funereal", if you will.

[THELONGMAN]

Its always worth pushing your boundaries to try and get what you are looking for, It will come, trust me.

I don't dislike the first one, its a bit like paper roses, and the grain on # 2 is OK, its just the contrasts have gone a bit astray,

 

Geoff

[Phonantiphon]

Its always worth pushing your boundaries to try and get what you are looking for, It will come, trust me.

I don't dislike the first one, its a bit like paper roses, and the grain on # 2 is OK, its just the contrasts have gone a bit astray,

 

Geoff

Thanks.

Well, I'm nothing if not willing to learn, so I'll just keep practising!