tulip in black and white

This for the B&W Bookclub week 2 http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/20950/bw-book-club-week-2-feb-3-9 - looking at black and white and colour images of scenes that are traditionally shown in b&w - I did warn you that you'd see those tulips again as they continued to die. Black and white version - converted using decomposition to components - and remixing the components in different ways. Colour version here http://365project.org/shannejw/extras/2014-02-08

Thank you for looking and commenting - you're all superstars and I'm madly catching up with your pictures, again.

[Carolyn]

In B&W it almost seems like a creature. Perhaps a praying Mantis.

[Iris]

Love it in b/w! The lines in the leaves are great.

[Keith Porteous]

This I prefer to the colour. I think it's the shadow! Cool

[Ruby]

Very interesting shot

[Taffy]

This is a powerful image -- I like the way you found beauty in the decayed petals.

[Shanne]

@carolyns @irisn @kporte @ourrube @taffy really interesting response to this one - I really couldn't make up my mind between the black and white and colour for this one - often can't for flowers and do a series.

[frances]

Great textures.

[Cathy Breen]

I really like flowers done in black and white, you see so many thinks you don't in when it's in colour.

[Sally Ings]

Dramatic, great tones. I like the high key

[alta]

B&W made this tulip looks like in sad dying state. Love how two photos have different perspective depending on the colors.

[Sandy Z W]

So interesting…looks like an iris. Very cool.

[☠northy]

so pretty and delicate - even in decay!

[Katie]

I agree with the others that the black and white is an interesting choice and emphasizes the feeling of decay and mortality. I think I might like the B&W more though if there was a wider range of tones - all the way from black to bright white. I think it is so much middle gray that there is less differentiation than in the color version. Just a thought.

[Shanne]

@archaeofrog yes - I posted this here and thought it had lost the tones - I posted this to Flickr too (I don't usually) and there's a better range of tones there http://www.flickr.com/photos/12323897@N04/12396838613/ - still not dramatic enough.

[Carly]

great sense of texture and decay in the b&w :)

[Kate Carling]

I'm really torn on this one. The b&w is more abstract, which makes it interesting to study, especially the lines and textures. But I love the tones of the colour version. My conclusion is that they're both fab :0)

[Call me Joe]

Coolness-I see the textures here much better--:)

[Katie]

(Thanks for the follow, btw; following you back!)

[Krista Marson]

nice and sharp.

[Jen Hudson]

I can't make up my mind on this. I do like the light and shadows.

[Palmilla]

Very interesting image. Love the details!