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02-FEB-2006 CJ Burianek

02Feb06 Carnations - 9991

Connecticut

Photo a Day, Day 309...I'm starting the b/w February challenge a day late as I didn't know about it until I visited David Clunas' gallery http://www.pbase.com/davidclunas. If you want to see more of who is doing February in B/W visit Gary's site: http://www.pbase.com/digitalgee/feb2006. Should be interesting considering I haven't done much b/w thus far which is partially why it is a bit appealing as well.

The grocery store had carnations on sale today - $3 for a bunch so picked these up. When I brought them in and sat them on the counter I came up with idea of shooting them before they were ever in the vase.

ACR, crop, channel mixer to convert to b/w, touch of levels, Resize, Frame, Sharpen: PhotoshopCS2

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/200s f/7.1 at 100.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time02-Feb-2006 13:51:34
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/200 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 13-Feb-2006 01:50
Wow! This is superb.
Guest 08-Feb-2006 01:03
It's amazing how many beautiful shades of b&w there are in that one bunch of carnations ... :)
JW05-Feb-2006 09:30
Superb textures and tones
Mom 05-Feb-2006 01:53
I hope they are yellow and beautiful
Guest 03-Feb-2006 11:27
Lovely tones and textures
very pleasing image
Donna Lear03-Feb-2006 05:02
Beautiful! The texture of the petals looks like silk.
Bryan Murahashi03-Feb-2006 04:14
Very nice shot.
Gayle P. Clement03-Feb-2006 03:55
I like this. You can really see the texture of the flowers.
Elaine (etfitz)03-Feb-2006 03:16
Wonderful in b&w! The petals look so delicate!
David Clunas02-Feb-2006 23:40
Quite like this, you've managed to keep them looking clean and fresh, something I always find hard to do in b&w.
laine8202-Feb-2006 23:25
excellent b+w & it wont alter their perfume either :>)
Guest 02-Feb-2006 22:58
An unusual viewpoint, and nice B&W conversion.
Guest 02-Feb-2006 21:52
Beautiful composition, lighting, and tones.
Gary Winters02-Feb-2006 21:10
Excellent! Good tones, and the composition is made more compelling by the unusual position of the flowers.
Mindy McNaugher02-Feb-2006 21:08
You've started the challenge with perfection! Gorgeous macro! Stunning light, tones and comp! Vote!