Speaking of Tulips...

.... this one appeared to be just at the right amount of "deadness" today to be photographed. :) Please view on black if time permits.
Thank you for your visits, comments and critique!

[Vera]

@pistache Once I started to think about tulips, there is no way of stopping anymore :) Your fault!

[roulin]

Привет, Вера. Очень хорошо смотрится на экране айфона. При просмотре на компе в большем размере возникает подозрение, что размытие искусственное. ?

[Joyce]

beautifully captured Vera. Fav

[Vera]

@roulin :) Не искусственное, но необычное - 35мм объектив с накрученным на него 10-ти-мерным увеличителем. Он очень все расплющивает. С цветом еще поиграла при переводе в черно-белое и получилось, что получилось :) Сегодня после обеда не будет времени бегать по городу с фотоаппаратом!

[Vera]

@roulin Кстати, очень приятно, что вы заглядываете. Хорошо знать, что за тобой следят чуткие и внимательные критики. :)

[Annie D]

beautiful Vera - I rather like it against white :)

[Francoise]

I'm really intrigued by the phrase "just enough deadness" I'm a big fan of decaying flowers. Oh and nice pic.

[Wylie]

Lovely high key processing

[roulin]

@vera365 что это за зверь такой 10 кратный?

[Vera]

@roulin Вот типа этого: http://www.amazon.de/52mm-Close-Macro-Filterset-Canon/dp/B00LEIOF3U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1455796889&sr=8-1&keywords=close-up+filters+nikon

[Suse♡]

Really great white on white

[roulin]

@vera365 понял, это макрокольцо. Резкость они подсаживают конкретно, да.

[Simply Amanda]

Wonderful high key, delicate in death.

[Darinka]

So delicate and pretty!

[gloria jones]

Neat high-key capture

[LaLa]

Super beautiful.

[Heather (pixelchix)]

Really like this. It has an abstract feel to it but then I see the tulip.

[Bob Zwolinsky]

I enjoy your processing of this high key image.

[Clare Gadsby]

Oh how lovely. They're the flowers that just keep on giving (though I may well have said that about hydrangeas before) ;)

[Call me Joe]

Very sophisticated, love it:)

[maree_sanderson]

delicate capture

[Phil Howcroft]

WOW very artistic and high key, faved vera

[Stephen Jones]

Great depth of field and so delicate - and yes, must be viewed on black to fully appreciate

[Susiangelgirl]

Beautiful, it really pops on black.

[Barbara Webb]

Fantastic on black! fav!

[FotoBlah]

Beautiful. Inspired by the work of Imogen Cunningham?

[Nick]

Really beautiful.

[Vera]

@fotoblah :) I so much wish to say - YES, absolutely, it was inspired by Imogen Cunningham! :) But as much as I admire her work, I didn't think about it while taking the picture. Maybe subconsciously? :)

[Natalie]

Lol, right amount of 'deadness' made me chuckle! Wonderful shot, looks super on black.

[FotoBlah]

@vera365 I once read working through conscious inspiration is an excellent way to learn technique and a new way of seeing. Unconscious inspiration means it's working through you. Both lead to creativity. If you're a songwriter, unconscious inspiration leads to lawsuits =8-0

[Caroline]

What a wonderful high key!!! Lovely image. I love "just at the right amount of deadness" hahaha!