Sharp Holly with Soft Green Velvet by 30pics4jackiesdiamond

Sharp Holly with Soft Green Velvet

Sally "How do you feel about doing a minimilist composition in monochromatic colour of your choosing?" Not sure if this is minimilistic enough and if the red berries disqualifies it as a monochrome?

Lighting this was really difficult, trying to get the folds of the velvet to fall and lit. I had a vague idea about nap/weft so changed how the material was hung and kept faffing. A lttle bit of Polarr processing to tone down the red of the berries and a bit of a crop. Even I went wow when I looked at it on black!!
@salza Hi Sally, I found a bit of green velvet at work today, borrowed it for the night, picked some holly from the garden and even polished the little bud vase i carefully plonked it in.
December 9th, 2019  
Very elegant and effective. Beautifully set up and executed.
December 9th, 2019  
you are so creative!
December 9th, 2019  
Nicely lit.
December 9th, 2019  
Your lighting is wonderful - it highlights the berries but gives the velvet lovely dark shadows. :)
December 9th, 2019  
From the standpoint of a photography competition, your use of more than one color would disqualify it from a monochrome category.
Setting that aside, it is a lovely photography. I love the highlights on the berries and the contrast of light and shadow in the draping.
December 9th, 2019  
Lovely composition : the dark tones, the draping and the sharpness of the details
December 9th, 2019  
This is really pretty.
December 9th, 2019  
Lovely still life.
December 9th, 2019  
This has worked beautifully
December 9th, 2019  
Lovely set up and comp
December 9th, 2019  
I rather like this! Like the shadows & drapes - classy!
December 9th, 2019  
Nice composition. fav
December 9th, 2019  
the folds in the drapery came out so luscious and rich.
December 10th, 2019  
A contrast in textures.
December 10th, 2019  
That drapery with this light is gorgeous.
December 10th, 2019  
I think you have done this beautifully. The brighter green of the leaves stand out on the soft, dark green of the velvet. The berries are a perfect contrast.
December 10th, 2019  
Two colours isn't monochrome, but it is an elegant shot. And it would look wrong with green berries!!
December 10th, 2019  
@shutterbug49 it is as I wanted, I think thank you

@granagringa took some faffing Madeline!!!

@randystreat that's what I wanted, thank you

@francoise and it's a cast off ( must remember to return it!!)

@larrysphotos thank you for fav

@carole_sandford classy, ta muchly

@mzzhope but such s faff to set up glad I'm not a painter

@fbailey thank you I'm pleased

@mave glad it was still, that holly bites!!

@cocobella it was contrast I was aiming for

@tdaug80 hmmmm you're right I'll do another one that's proper monochromatic
Thank you

@robz and was a pain to do, so glad you like thank you

@billyboy good old Ikea lamp!!!

@koalagardens thank you, I really should get out more

@salza thank you, but quite right for the challenge really

@casablanca I know!! I could repeat with branches birds have taken berries from

December 10th, 2019  
Beautiful shot.
December 10th, 2019  
Lovely shot
December 11th, 2019  
@haskar @momamo thank you both Do look much
December 13th, 2019  
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