OCOLOY Day 111: Birthday Bouquet by vignouse

OCOLOY Day 111: Birthday Bouquet

Mrs S added another year to her tally 14th April - this is a detail from her bouquet which is still looking fresh and vibrant... I liked the tonal range in this.

As always, this image is SOOC and is part of my ongoing OCOLOY project - you can read more about it in my profile.

And again, as always, it's worth viewing on black.
Splendid! And Happy Birthday Mrs S! Favs all round.
April 20th, 2016  
Lovely! You hardly ever see b&w flower pics!
HAPPY HAPPY birthday Mrs S!!! 😀🎁🎂🎈🎉🍹🍰🌞
April 20th, 2016  
@jasperc @tabbycat
Thank you...and a very lovely birthday it was too. Love the splendid ditsy fairy cakes and no calories!


April 20th, 2016  
Rather like this colourful bouquet in b&w. Refreshingly different, as remarked @tabbycat.
April 20th, 2016  
Happy Birthday Mrs S !... :o)...good to read that you had a lovely day...ditsy fairy cakes and no calories?...tell me more...excellent image as always Richard...i need to learn to see tonal range...those who have developed the skill to do so create wonderful images....fav for the image but also for Mrs S's B-day...cheers!
April 20th, 2016  
Yes, B&W flowers can be even more effective than presevering the color. You do need to be careful with the monochrome "tonal" content to get the contrast. And I know you must not have used the greyscale mapping (mapping colors to tonal content, which I know you know all about, but in case someone else is reading this who doesn't) in post to help out. SOOC as I know you say. :)
April 20th, 2016  
I think it is tricky to do a great job of flowers in BW. But you have done it.
April 21st, 2016  
Photographing flowers in black and white is tricky (most of mine I discard!). You have done well with this!
April 21st, 2016  
Happy Birthday to Mrs. S. Hope you and she had a wonderful day.
April 21st, 2016  
This image looks great in b/w and on black :). Happy Birthday to Mrs. S. :)
April 21st, 2016  
Looks so great on black.....and happy birthday Mrs S
April 21st, 2016  
I like this, but after reading Frank Hymus comment I realise there is a lot more to B&W than I thought. Now I have homework to do!
April 21st, 2016  
Happy Birthday to Mrs. S!!!
April 21st, 2016  
Happy Birthday to Margaret!
April 21st, 2016  
Happy birthday to her! The contrasts between the white flower and dark background is fantastic!
April 21st, 2016  
Lovely. Happy birthday to Mrs S!
April 21st, 2016  
Yes, Happy birthday to her!
April 21st, 2016  
My sister had a birthday the same day. A lucky day for all of us. Beautiful bouquet.
April 21st, 2016  
@maree_sanderson @randystreat @seattlite @graemestevens @btwebb @morgane @jamibann @ivan @tunia

Thank you one and all for reviving my birthday...now running in its 8th day. It's been a splendid and continuous event. Your comments are much appreciated.
April 21st, 2016  
Lovely bouquet in b & w!
Happy belated birthday Mrs. S!
April 22nd, 2016  
Lovely! Wonderful textures come out in the b&w image.
April 22nd, 2016  
My best wishes to Mrs S. on her birthday, and as you said a wonderful tonal range!
April 22nd, 2016  
@radiogirl @ukandie1
Thank you ladies. Although it looks like an all day, rainy day here, your birthday wishes have brightened it already! Thank you.
April 22nd, 2016  
Lovely! Take the colour away and we can see what the flower is really made of!
April 23rd, 2016  
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