Crocuses

These little rascals marked the passing of the snow & with it the

tenacious cold of last winter. Now after a long, hot summer one

looks forward to a little cooling off again. Gotta love this

temperate climate.

The grain of the 800 has imbued the image with a wonderful texture - painterly. I truly thought this was some sort of photoshop construct. Beautiful detail, great colours - what you need is a blanket of snow under that cluster for a great b/g and the best of both worlds.

I really like the texture of the crocus petals.

They appear to be painted, one can almost envision the brush strokes. Nicely done. I guess it's the film speed (800) and grain that's creating this effect?

 

Thanks for sharing.

That's really something, I've never thought to use grainy film in that way. Very cool. I really like the use of color in this shot as well. Again, nice use of cropping.

 

Derrick

Great color..very sharp..nice detail.

This is a magnificant example of the creative uses of an 800 ISO film. Awesome, love the effect! Thanks for the inspiration!

Len, you were lucky to have still enough conditions for the 1/2 sec exp. Out here on the coast there's always some irritating little wind. I like the composition- slightly relaxed, like a casual portrait. Shooting in low light seems to bring out the best in blue and purple flowers. And I agree with the other comments regarding the grain. Nice one.