Faded Remains

I altered the tonal quality quite a bit in Photoshop. Does it work?

It's very different from most of my plant/flower shots which tend to

showcase colors. Please leave feedback and any suggestions for

improvement. Also please visit my portfolio. Thanks for viewing.

I like the composition, but I was wondering why not just tone it into b/w completely? Just my personal observation though.

- chong

I did try as B&W. I've just started playing around with this tonal compression method. I kind of like the "feel" though perhaps it isn't everyone's cup of tea.

 

Another issue is that I've never been entirely pleased with a computer monitor's ability to render B&W. I love all the old gallery quality B&W prints, but monitors and most ink jet printers simply don't do justice to the subtle shades and tones of B&W.