The Things I See
B&W Sunflower
Posted by Craig (Vacaville, California, United States) on 13 July 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
Fabulous detail. The b/w works very well with the excellent contrast.
13 Jul 2008 5:11am
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Craig - I've shot lots of sunflowers (including recently) - and black and white just seems counter-intuitive. All the more reason to congratulate you. It really changes things - and I like what you've done here. The elements - once lost in a sea of yellow - now nearly jump out of the image. Fantastic.
13 Jul 2008 5:54am
Betty from New Jersey, United States
The B&W really brings out the details, and I love the composition. Very well done, Craig!
13 Jul 2008 11:12am
Chris from South Jersey, United States
Fantastic detail and great DoF - the black and white is just wonderful for this (and unexpected). Really great shot....
13 Jul 2008 12:33pm
saeed from ahwaz, Iran
lovely shot with great DOF! nice work in b/w with diagonal framing! well done
13 Jul 2008 2:11pm
Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan
THIS is SOMETHING!!!! I've never seen such a closeup done in B&W to be so impressive! Most unexpected!
13 Jul 2008 2:18pm
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Wow, very impressive details and lighting Craig! It works very well in B&W.
13 Jul 2008 6:43pm
Johnnyanne from Layton, UT, United States
Yikes! I didn't know that a sunflower could look that freakish up close, but it's really cool that you photographed it in B&W. Great and new perspective.
13 Jul 2008 11:41pm
willow from Chelsea, United States
I don't think I would have recognized this as a sunflower if you hadn't titled it so. I love the patterns which are really highlighted by your use of B&W. Very creative.
14 Jul 2008 1:19am
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
I think BW perfectly captures the intricacy of sunflower seeds on the flower. Beautiful work, Craig.
14 Jul 2008 1:21am
danthro from Suburbia, United States
awesome shot, Craig! love the tones and composition!
14 Jul 2008 7:17pm
baobab from Cambridge, United States
lovely textures and an interesting angle - nice capture.
16 Jul 2008 7:46pm
Sony DSC-H5
1/100 second
F/3.7
ISO 80
72 mm