Light And Shadow In Greys

This is my daily entry for the 5 weeks in May challenge. I played aorund with it a little and was pleased how all the details popped out.

[karenann]

This is amazing ... you took such a simple subject and made it so soft and clear in this color tone. Beautiful work, Rick.

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Lydia]

Nice, very nice! (I am a woman of few words.)

[hellcat]

That's beautiful! The details really did pop.

[Linda Lorraine]

Very nice work Rick

[Aaron]

Excellent shot Rick!

[LindyLou]

Lovely. Feel like you can reach out and touch it.

[Carolyn White]

Lovely processing, Rick!

[Kimmi]

Love the processing

[Ulpi]

Beautiful b&w! Love the composition!

[Pam Hawkes]

Very nicely done Rick! Beautiful.

[Sarah Bremner]

That is lovely - (and thanks for your comments on my recent photos).
It was a very grey sky this morning when I got up..........but there was also a rainbow :)

[Paul Myers]

You've got some nice contrast in this one.

[Pat Knowles]

Still I do like this one too, not sure now mmmmmm!

[alia_801]

Really nicely done! It works nicely in B&W and highlights some of the details perfectly.

[Dione Giorgio]

Very lovely shot. Love your porcessing in B&W.

[Howard Steele]

cool b&w capture

[seasnappi]

lovely shot!

[Donna]

looks good in black & white!

[Ken Lemieux]

I also like the edges, a good touch

[Jane Hyde]

great detail and love the tones in b&w

[Sandie Reardon]

This is a wonderful picture, Rick. I'm not sure how you tweaked it, but I should would like to know the software you used. I struggled this week with the b&w and found I didn't get good results with sepia tones, either. My mind is just too colorful, I guess. ; )

[bruni]

What a wonderful picture..love the light shining on it. and all the details are so clear. fantastic.

[Netkonnexion]

Excellent study.

[Laurie Higgins]

This is really beautiful, Rick. The details like the veins in the leaves really do pop. You do such a wonderful job with b&w photos of nature.

[Lois P]

Very nice

[Jane]

wOw ~ an amazing shot and love the details... a fav for sure ♥

[Mike Llewellyn]

Excellent shot Rick.

[Rafael Seño]

very beautiful b&w!

[Ade Akinyede]

Great job Rick, lovely focus and lighting!

[cglist]

Wonderful detail on those stems!

[Matthew Ballew]

very crisp! love that

[Dorrena Ortega]

Good light. Great subject! The vignette looks good on this, too.