A Rose

[Vic Shaw]

Little bit bored today whilst waiting for some workmen to arrive, so as my daughter got given some flowers by an admirer I thought I'd take a quick snap of them. So here's cliché shot number two.

Vic

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I really like it Vic - the detail in the flower makes a great image, and I like the treatment as well.

 

[Pete Askew]

I agree, very, very nice. Quiet commercial too I would have thought.

 

[Paul Lange]

I think cliche or not its very well done.

 

[Pete Askew]

And it reminded me of this shot

Leica MP / 35 f2, Ilford Delta 400 / MGIV

 

[Vic Shaw]

is that yours Pete?

 

[Pete Askew]

It is indeed! Shot in Berlin and it is actually a shiny sculpture with shadow of a friend reaching towards it. Looks at bit better as a 16"x12" print mind! It's small 'cos I copied it from here (http://www.babelsberg-studio.com/bw1/) as I didn't have the scans to hand hence the small size. Uncanny resemblance though don't you think?

 

[Vic Shaw]

thats a neat shot, I like it. Great simple B&W that says/asks a lot. A I bet it makes a great print. Unlike mine which is very twee!

 

[Pete Askew]

The funny thing about the shot is that I finally got round to printing it about a year after I shot it and when I put the strip on the lightbox I thought "What on earth is that?!". It wasn't until I looked at the shots either side that it dawned on me. It was taken near the Sony Centre at Potsdamer Platz a few years ago.

 

[Vic Shaw]

Just what other little gems do you have tucked away?

 

[Hamish Gill]

i did a rose picture like this ... and in fact one of only 2 painting i have attempted is in the same vein ...
its an attractive thing to look at i think ...
it might be a little clichéd but these things happen for a reason ... (excuding "zen stones" as i call it which is the worst interior decoration cliche known to man)

 

[Pete Askew]

Ah, but don't forget that old proverb though, "People who live in glass houses never throw Zen Stones". It's the ones outside!!

 

[Alastair Cummins]

Flower shots arnt my usual kind of thing, but I really like this