Flowers & Curves II

Reworking some flower shots. Comments?

I like this one a lot esp. the shape and the richness of the colors.

very beautiful..congrats. happy new year.

I like the idea, and the lighting, colors, sharpness are superb. The one suggestion I have is doing something different with the centering of the container... such as cropping one side or having it off center.

WOW! Another example of Black on black contrasts that combine to enhance the colors that any other way could have become less the elements of focus. This makes for a great wall picture. Very creative without going overboard; nicely done.

I want to keep the curve of the "bowl" in its entirety and keep it symmetrical. Since the flowers in the middle are different shapes, I feel this works. I know the "rule" is to off-center compositions, but rules are made to be broken. Thanks for visiting and offering your comments, everyone. Happy Shooting in '07!

Kim, I agree with your own assessment. This is very nice, especially with the bowl showing only a few lines of light.

Here's what I started with - flowers in a wine glass. Used some layers and other filters to get this final product.

Wow, however you do this, you're awesome!

Excelente imagen, gran encuadre, perfecta luz, color, magnifica composicion, saludos cordiales Kim.

Really beautiful work, Kim! Best regards, Ruud.

Beautiful color and light. I really enjoy your work Kim. You can really break out and experiment and explore with your idea's and feelings. Something I love in this area of photography. Kindest Regards Andrea

Thanks, everyone. This is another in my series of distorted flowers that I like to do.

Interestingly, though, it doesn't look like a "distorted" image at first glance. It looks like you took it from a strange angle, as if the flowers were sitting (without stems) in a very shallow bowl. Very interesting what you got here from the original.

That was why I posted the original, Lou Ann, because everyone was describing the "bowl", but really it's a wine glass. I distorted the arrangement first, then put some of the original flowers back into the composition. Just playing, as usual. Thanks for visiting!

very good work...

Thanks for visiting, Fernando.

It's amazing what you do with flowers. Lovely.

Nice blue touch Kim, happy NY to you and Ed

 

Els

Very creatively done, Kim. Nice colors, curves, and lines.

I like your "rules are meant to be broken'. I don't follow rules strictly as well, but my instincts. I like the subtle lightiing that accetunted the bowl's curves, mking this still life floral shot different.

Thanks for all your comments, everyone - I appreciate your visits!

Bright and peaceful. I love the way you managed to keep the feel of light reflecting off glass in the swirl. --jim