Thursday, November 12, 2009

Sepia Scenes--Dried Flower Head

I love black and white photos, and I had been trying to learn how to use this feature on my camera, but didn't get too far with this effort. Therefore, I turn to my Photoshop to play around with.

To see more entries, please visit Sepia Scenes, hosted by MaryT

Dried Flower Head


The truth color of this dried flower head was dark brown, so I only had to apply sepia effect to bring it to this stage.

Zooming In


Even though it was dried, this flower head was still beautiful to me. In a certain sun light, it even looked amazing.

Growing Against the Wall


I don't remember what this flower was at the moment, but it grew wild against the neighbor's brick wall.

The Real Flower Head


Now, you see the truth beauty in this flower! The leaves turned light red, and the brown flower head was very attractive looking. Maybe I had a little case of craziness, but I think it is as beautiful as it once was.





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26 comments:

Judy Sheldon-Walker November 12, 2009 9:42 AM  

Icy, if you are crazy then I am too! Mother Nature is looking more radiant and beautiful to me daily.

I hope you are feeling better. Take care & God bless!

Anne Lyken-Garner November 12, 2009 9:46 AM  

Icy, I think you should definitely follow this up. The pictures are beautiful. They look classic and even more lovely than usual.

rainfield61 November 12, 2009 10:03 AM  

Black and white are used to hide something ugly, certainly not these flowers.

Diane AZ November 12, 2009 10:10 AM  

These are astonishing, even more beautiful than anything found in a flower shop.

maryt/theteach November 12, 2009 10:21 AM  

Icy BC, welcome to Sepia Scenes! I'm so glad you decided to join our meme! Your macro photos are amazing! See how ordinary things can be extraordinary! Happy Sepia Scenes! :)

Jeri November 12, 2009 10:34 AM  

You are not crazy, these are beautiful!

Sherrie November 12, 2009 11:09 AM  

Hi!
Great Shots! I love to use Sepia, it totally changes the looks of my pictures. Have a great day!!

Sherrie

Annie November 12, 2009 11:35 AM  

Good morning Icey. Beautiful sepias. It totally enhances the remains of the flower. Your bottom picture with its fading pink shows its fragile delicacy.

Carletta November 12, 2009 12:06 PM  

I think both are lovely! Love the background on the color shot.
Nice macro work!

Tricia November 12, 2009 12:36 PM  

I like both - I don't think I could choose a favorite. Great job

Pacey November 12, 2009 1:45 PM  

Yeah, sometimes camera b/w couldn't be that effective as we want it to be. They are both magnificent in mono and in colored.

RNSANE November 12, 2009 1:46 PM  

These are just beautiful. You are an amazing photographer. I always love your work.

Salitype November 12, 2009 3:17 PM  

i love flowers and i loveee brown! they're gorgeous even at that dried stage, isn't it?


i love sepia as well, liked you been experimenting with it!

Robin November 12, 2009 3:24 PM  

It's a great choice for sepia - the sepia allows the viewer to focus on form and structure, rather than on the brown dead bit :).

Patti November 12, 2009 5:05 PM  

This flower is lovely, even when it is looking brown, dry and dead.

The sepia adds to its beauty, the lines are so well defined.


thanks for stopping by ;-)

Cher November 12, 2009 9:04 PM  

simply beautiful!

VanillaSeven November 12, 2009 9:07 PM  

Even it has dried up, it still beautiful :)

Rose November 13, 2009 12:23 AM  

I like this series.

Ratty November 13, 2009 2:09 AM  

The black and white really helped bring out an extra beauty to this plant. The color version is nice too, but this is an excellent way to present this.

Stine in Ontario November 13, 2009 8:03 AM  

It turned out well in sepia1 It emphasizes the details.

Autumn Belle November 13, 2009 11:20 PM  

Pictures in sepia has a nostalgic effect.

Windie November 13, 2009 11:34 PM  

I agree with Ratty both versions are nice,but black and white really depicked the flower nicely.

SquirrelQueen November 14, 2009 7:27 AM  

I like both the sepia and the color, just because the flower has faded doesn't mean the beauty is gone. Your photos prove that point. I like the monochrome because it forces the eye to see details instead of the color.

My camera also lets me shoot in B&W, it is a great feature because I can see what it will look like through the viewfinder. For sepia I have to manually change it.

wenn November 14, 2009 11:05 PM  

nice shot..

Ayie November 16, 2009 7:29 PM  

it may be dry but still beautiful to look at.

Heidi November 18, 2009 2:49 PM  

I love both the color and the sepia shot of your flower. I wish that I still had some flowers that were making a show at this time of the year. Mine have all frozen to black crisp compost. Great pick for this week.

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