Red Rose in Black and White

You'd be hard pressed to see where this is over exposed, but believe me it is! What I found interesting with this flower is that the over exposure actually darkened the flower and washed out the background. It was so severe looking I added the vignette to tone it down a bit. Not bad- but I still like the tulips better!

[Dakotaburns]

Excellent shot.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@dakotaburns Thanks Donald!

[Tara]

Wonderful detail on this rose. I love how B&W brings that out. Nice job Ann.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@tara11 Thank you Tara!

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Paign]

You did amazing with this. :3

[Jennifer]

Wow, this is terrific. Love it. Fav

[Lisa Stein]

Wonderful focus and detail. Looks beautiful in B&W.

[Kathryn Marshall]

Lovely B &W. I have found out the same thing about overexposure. Sometimes, it really darkens the subject. I did not expect that.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!
@paign Thank you Paign!
@jesperani Thank you Jennifer!
@pflaume Thank you Lisa!
@daisy Thank you Kathryn! I know that was surprising.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@jesperani Thank you for the fav Jennifer!

And thanks to whoever was fav #2!

[Laraine Kensicki]

this is spectacular up close, Ann!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@eniaral thank you Laraine! It came out quite interesting- I didn't expect to see the flower darken as it did.

[Rick Schies]

Well it looks great overexposed

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@digitalrn Thanks Rick- one of the surprises this week. I really hadn't expected it to darken and pick up the detail it did.

[Sally Ings]

Such wonderful details and really shows the texture of the petals. Beautiful!

[bkb in the city]

What a great shot

[Ellen Young]

that is a great idea! and a great shot! :)

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful shot, Ann.

[alia_801]

Stunning shot! I love this shot - such wonderful textures and composition.

[Mrs. Smith]

Fantastic capture of the texture. Perfect.

[Dominique]

Gorgeous - you make B&W look SO good!

[Carole Imes]

Very well done and the vignette worked so well!

[Henri Russell]

This really show the detail of the rose.

[Dixie Goode]

This works really well. I can see it as a book cover for one of those vampire love story type teenage novels.

[SIMMY]

Oh beautiful shot, wonderful in BNW

[Dem Mie]

wow...this is perfection....FAV

[Naomi]

Love the contrast :)

[Bev]

Nice shot! I love the detail and the tone and the focus. Well done, Ann! :)

[bruni]

A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose..by Gertrud Stein. I'm sure you know of her. now that being said..I like your processing of this rose.
great job Ann.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@salza Thank you Sally!
@bkbinthecity Thank you Brian!
@ellimae Thanks Ellen!
@sangwann Thank you Dione!
@alia_801 Thank you Alia!
@mrssmith Thanks Carla!
@victorypuzzle Thank you Dominique!
@cimes1 Thank you Carole!
@henrir Thank you Henri!
@pandorasecho Thanks Dixie!
@simster Thank you Simmy!
@demmie Thanks Demmie! And thank you so much for the fav!!
@naomi Thank you Naomi!
@prttblues Thanks Bev!
@bruni Thank you Bruni! (o:

Thank you one and all- for encouraging words and favs!!

[Humphrey Hippo]

Beautiful textures.

[Chris]

Wow! lovely details!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@humphreyhippo Thank you Humphrey!
@chrismarfil Thank you Chris!

[Tanja Carda]

Such a wonderful photo, lovely lighting, detail and texture...just beautiful =)

[summerfield]

beautiful texture on the petals, you can actually know it's velvety!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@tanja_1211 Thank you Tanja!
@summerfield Thank you Vikki!

Lesson learned: one of the benefits of a high key photo is that it accentuates detail- like the veins on a rose petal.

[AutomaticSlim]

Nice - I like flower photos in black and white when they have a good range of tones like this.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@automaticslim Thanks Andy! The range is surprising to me as I thought shooting it in an over exposed mode would pretty much wash everything out. But, it didn't!

[Nada A.]

Beautiful. Seems to pop right out of the image.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@nadaa Thank you Nada! I was really surprised by the results on this one.