BoTaNiCAL ImAgEs 20o9

[dizwold]

hi
Ive been spending some time at the Botanical gardens here in oxford. i suppose i should make use of my yearly subsciption. I met Chris who is one of the Horticulturalists there, from that point the day for me became a real eye opener and a massive learning curve in the world of botanics.He pointed out some great plants and gave me a run down of what to look out for thoughout the year.
Thanks mate you were inspiring,
cheers
mike

BOTANIC BULBOUS 2009


BOTANICAL CURLY AND SPIKEY


LEMON£Y


BOTANICAL SPIKEY 2WO

[pjflan7]

masterful use of the black and white and yet the lemon is exquistely composed creating alot of interest....It has the look of art...fantastic shooting

[mpascal]

I really like the treatment on all of these, and the crops are perfect.

Michael

[dizwold]

BOTANICAL COLOUR 2009


BOTANICAL CURLY AND SPIKEY


BOTANICAL BULBOUS COLOUR


BOTANICAL TEXTURE

[Glayva]

I have to agree with PJ, these are a stunning set of pictures. Love the lemon crop (pun). The angle on the bananas together with excellent BW treatment is superb. Very well presented indeed. Thanks for sharing

[Chewys Dad]

Each of these is so well composed, the B & W shots are really nice, I like the 1st one a lot, I think it's the symmetry that's so attractive.
Thanks for sharing these
Michel.

[Hayward Taylor]

Hello Mike - superb set and thank you for adding the color image .. your b&w work is top notch quality .. great details

[jennie]

Hi Mike! i love the spikey 2..wonderful detail and pattern..the color burst of the lemon is also lovely..hmmn..if i am not mistaken, the second colored image is 'Birds of Paradise"..elegant flower and you captured it very well..

[dizwold]

Originally Posted by jennie

Hi Mike! i love the spikey 2..wonderful detail and pattern..the color burst of the lemon is also lovely..hmmn..if i am not mistaken, the second colored image is 'Birds of Paradise"..elegant flower and you captured it very well..

Thanks jennie
that lemon was huge, sadly tho it dropped off yesterday but i was allowed to pick it up man it was heavy and smelled delightful. If i remember rightly the flowers are from the banana plant as there are so many and its hard to know what is what but i do know what the bird of paradise flower is like. I will check so names this week anyway.
Its a fun place to shoot as its so peaceful and warm in the conservatorys which is nice for this time of year with my 6 layers on lol!!
cheers mike

[dizwold]

Originally Posted by Hayward Taylor

Hello Mike - superb set and thank you for adding the color image .. your b&w work is top notch quality .. great details

Thanks Hayward
i can never get away from colour mate totally. Although i would work with b/w all the time if i could i,t doesnt suit everything. Detail is what i have been working on recently and clarity. I i get the clarity in colour i can work better with the conversion
thanks for the comments
appreciated
mike