Calla lily leaf (detail)
Davec101

Calla lily leaf (detail)

For me I find Calla Lily leaves really photogenic, I remember seeing one image of Imogen Cunningham's aptly named 'Calla Leaves' taken in 1930, it is a great/classic image which is really well composed. As soon as i saw the effect she had got when shooting the leaves in black & white i had to get my hands on some.
Location
Cambridge, U.K
Equipment Used
Toyo 4x5, 150mm
Exposure
F22, 1 sec
Paper & Developer
Kentmere Fine Lustre
Beautiful image!

Make sure that one little sliver of white at the bottom has some detail in it thought, and is not paper white ;-) Because it is on the side of the image, that is very important.

Ryan McIntosh
 
Dave, another lovely shot in this series. What catches my eye is the way the veins "peel off" from the midline of the leaf- what a marvelous design! Is there some way to bring out those vertical lines a bit more as a counterpoint to the graceful curves (e.g. increased contrast with localized bleaching)? All the best, Daniel
 
Thank you all for your comments. Ryan thanks for pointing out that bit about the white at the bottom, I think that could be paper white! :sad: although I will be sure to do something about it.
Daniel I think thats a good idea about increasing contrast the the vertical lines, but can I ask what you mean by localized bleaching? thanks.
 
Dave, I've much enjoyed the two series you've been showing. I just haven't had time to comment. Keep working on them, you are making good images and good progress.
 

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