Sunday, July 3, 2011

Island on the Island


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I've shown this island before (see keyword island in list at right). It's a gathering of flowers and doo-dads that sits on the kitchen island, so we think of it as an island on an island.  Above are the last of the dogwoods and peonies and a few of the roses and herbs.

Just as in a book where I sometimes change point of view or perspective in order to highlight another aspect of the story, I thought it would be interesting to see the above rendered in black and white:



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So different. The black and white feels more sculptural to me, with more emphasis on form.

Do you have a preference?

6 comments:

  1. I always seem to prefer color, especially when it involves flowers!

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  2. Your island is beautiful! I love color, so I usually prefer color photos over black & white. But I do really like artsy photos that are black & white with a random pop of color in it.

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  3. Although the contrast is great in the black and white, I prefer the color shot. There is such richness in the flowers.

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  4. I, too, have to weigh in on the color option for this particular image, though there are certainly times when monochrome tells a deeper story.

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  5. I'll be an oddball and say I prefer the black and white. There are so many little details that I didn't notice in color photo because I automatically focused on the bright flowers.

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  6. I love the first shot with color energy and so sweet decoration!It's adorable!
    Léia

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