Calla Lily II

As always your comments are welcome.

I took a lower angle on this because I found the shapes interesting. Lit completely with light painting.

I love the mood and tones of this photo but do not understand the strip of paper on the left. Can you elaborate on this?

Michael, that strip of paper, and the entire border are the signature of the image transfer process. They are transferred to the paper from the carrier sheet along with the image.

Nice. I love the tones that you showed. I like the perspective a lot, it shows the curves of this particular flower very well. Shows a lot of creativity. Did you think about using a portrait format for a different framing?

Very good done, Bob! I like the angle and the special tones you did reach painting with light. (mine do always have a jellow tone...?) Or is it the transfer which makes the difference?

Very well done!!!!

excelent. {PK.

I very much like your work.

VERY nice... The only nit may be, for me, that the camera should perhaps have been panned slightly to the left, in order to have more space in front and less space behind the flower. Superb lighting. Regards.

Bob, the light painting is masterful on both the broad planes and the turns and folds. Superb!

What Jim said and: THIS IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. I wouldn't dare say anything nit picky about it. If ever there were proof photography is both an art and a science, this is it.

Thanks everyone for you comments. It's very much appreciated :-)

 

Matt - I thought about shooting this as a vertical but I wanted to get closer to the lily to have those shapes fill the frame more.

 

Anna - I think the tones on this image are a result of a few things. In my exposure I held back the highlights because I wanted a soft and muted look. In most of my transfers I use tungsten lights. The light I use for light painting is actually a flashlight designed for scuba divers! It has a xenon bulb (I believe) which is very bright with a color temperature very close to 3000K. With type 59 film being daylight balanced this adds some warmth. Also, the transfer process itself lends itself to a soft warm look.

Bob.....this is beautiful! I love the tones and the softness of the texture (that isn't an oxymoron is it?). What impresses me most is the detail in the folds. Great work!

Charlie, I sincerely have no problem in your 3 rating for originality on this image. Everyone's opinion is valid, and I thank you for taking the time to rate my shot. But I must say I find it amusing that you've rated 3 of YOUR OWN flower shots 6/6!

 

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Excellent light. This is one subject that never tires of being photographed. I can't help but feel like this could use a little more room on the top and left, though-it seems a bit cramped.

The lighting on this is just wonderful. There's a really nice luminescence to the the flower and the shadows give wonderful depth to the image. The lines of the flower also flow so nicely and give the eye lots to wander over and enjoy. A truly wonderful image.

inspirational....think I'll go get some polaroid film and some of that light paint...my favorite in this folder..well done

Jus beautiful...I love the feel the lighting and the process give.

The whole folder is great

very odd (rather worse than better) framing

i thought i had left a comment here, but it doesn't seem to be appearing...if it's my browser messing with me i apologize, if not, i wanted to echo Marlene's comments and say that i think the tones and soft textures are fabulous. a different approach to the calla photo and the lines are incredibly soothing to follow.