On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 08:44:38 +1000, David Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Posting for the sake of it more than for my happiness with the pic, but > eager to hear what other people think of it. > > http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/bootlace.jpg > > Another BW conversion using channels, trying to bring out textures and > patterns. Did it work? Anyone want to see the original? > > For the record, this is an orchid which lives in symbiosis with a host > tree (in this case a spotted gum, _Eucalyptus maculosa_). These shoots > climb up the tree trunk to bear flowers, and give the orchid its common > name of the Bootlace orchid. >
I think it's a cool composition, but I'll agree with those who say that the contrast needs fixing up. The second "contrastier" or "more contrasty" shot actually looks flatter than the first posted shot, to me. Looks like it's worth working on (but hell, don't ask me what to do to fix it! <LOL>). cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
