For Joan...

... this is for @joansmor who's developed a taste for B&W. I figured I might as well give you your money's worth and make this dramatic Joan... enjoy!

Awesome viewed large (IMHO!)...

[Kevin Wallace]

Dramatic indeed! Detail is amazing, Richard. What do you use for background?

[Mary Downing Hahn]

Very nice and indeed dramatic!

[Richard Sayer]

@kevin365 You're spoling me today Kevin, but I'm not complaining! Tjer background for this shot and the one in my main 365 album was a sheet of mid-green printer paper.

[Joan Robillard]

You are a sweet heart. Now I've fav'd both. Could I save them to my computer and make a scrap page.

[Kathryn]

It works great in b&w

[Richard Sayer]

@joansmor With pleasure Joan - make certain you save the original versions and not the down-sized ones for the best quality. Or I could put a high quality original file on Dropbox for you to collect, if you wish.

[Shanne]

this is lovely in b&w too - great shot

[Joan Robillard]

@vignouse okay no I have to admit more ignorance - how does dropbox work.

[Richard Sayer]

@joansmor Dropbox is Cloud storage Joan - I post a link on here, you click on it and it will take you to the Dropbox site where you can download the files... if you want a high quality file of about 10 Mb, otherwise use the ones on here.

[Joan Robillard]

@vignouse let me try the ones on here.

[judith deacon]

You're quite correct - it is awesome magnified and very dramatic in B & W...fav

[Fisher Family]

I really like this as it emphasises the textures. Fav. Katharine

[Kellelynne H. Riley]

Very pretty!

[Margo Sayer]

I can feel the soft velvet of the leaves surrounding the bud. Extra!

[Keith Porteous]

Lovely and perfect in mono