Shades Of Beauty

Josie laughs at me when I sit on the back porch and play around with my macro lens taking photos of the various flowers in her pot. It is something to do while the boys are out playing in the yard. I liked the effects of this close up, darkened it up a bit and added a tad of vignette.

[Kerri]

Beautiful! Great lighting

[Elizabeth Youngs]

Beautiful! Love your processing!

[Pam Hawkes]

Gorgeous photo Rick. I really love the shadows and light!

[Marilyn Wigen]

Gorgeous! The processing seems perfect for the shot!

[Kimmi]

great black and white

[Sue]

a pleasing blend of shadow light and texture.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Very pretty! The light and shadows add to the delicate nature of the flower.

[Arnold Garza]

Love the shades of gray...well focused too.

[BeckyS]

Very pretty in b&w

[Kyle]

Great shot - I wasted a lot of film a long time ago trying to get a shot like this - FAV -

[Caren]

Very cool! I wish I had a macro lens. I'm going to ask Santa for one this Christmas :)

[GPix]

Cool in mono

[Birgit]

Love it, seems like it is glowing from the inside.

[alia_801]

wonderful focus on the central petal. Lovely in B&W :)

[Dione Giorgio]

Splendid capture, Rick.

[cglist]

Beautiful light and textures!

[Rick Schies]

@kylec Oh yeah, digital is great, and cheaper LOL

[Christie Hicks]

Great processing. Really brings out the details in every petal. Ignore the ribbing you get and keep snapping those macros.

[Mrs. Smith]

This is so different in black and white...yet I like it.

[seasnappi]

lovely!

[Margaret Tryon]

I love this Rick.

[Kd Wallis]

it turned out lovely! i really like the lighting on the tips of some of those preddles!!! great layers!

[Sarah Bremner]

Oh I do love this!

[Brian Baptie]

Wonderful processing!!

[Allison Williams]

I think it looks like a flower from a dark fairytale. Very atmospheric.

[Sandie Reardon]

What an excellent shot! Josie can laugh all she wants, but this one's a fav for me. ;))

[Ade Akinyede]

Cool patterns and contrasts.

[Laurie Higgins]

I think you get the last laugh, Rick, because this is stunning! Your processing is fabulous.

[jerry plume]

Beautiful lighting and tones! I often get laughed at myself!

[Mike Llewellyn]

I tried one of these. I like yours better.

[Lois P]

Very different look at a bloom

[Carolyn Sue]

really neat effect!

[hellcat]

That's very beautiful and crisp!