Dark Spring

[Rob MacKillop]

Too many nice springtime photos of late. Now for the dark side...


DarkSpring2 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


DarkSpring3 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


DarkSpring1 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


DarkSpring4 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr

OK, I give in...


PINK by RobMacKillop, on Flickr

 

[Ralph Thornton]

Rob, I really like the pattern created by the dried blades in the second shot. That's my fav from this good set.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Ralph. I like that one too.

 

[Paul Lange]

I think this is a really wonerful idea. When I saw them I begun to think about what meaning they generated. Spring is normally about life but these remind me of the opposite.

 

[adrian jordin]

I love those first two...brilliant shots.
I'm really going to have to get myself in gear this weekend and try some experimenting...

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, guys.

Paul, I was thinking how beautiful the garden was, but the closer I looked the more I saw the battle scars of the struggle for life. Made me think how the seasons are illusionary - it is really one long cycle of life and death, an unending battle.

Like I say, it was fun

 

[Hamish Gill]

How did you do the daf ones with the dark backgrounds then?
Nice set there mate!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Hamish, I used the automatic macro setting on the X100. In CS3 I used Levels to darken the background, and sometimes added a touch of Saturation. Little tweaks here and there made a big difference. And once or twice used the Clone tool to rid the background of the odd blemish.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I didn't do anything to the last one, PINK. That's just how it came out of the camera. All jpegs, no raw.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

It's like Day of the Triffids Rob!

Really like the strong composition and style - very graphic and very effective - very sinister in fact

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Chris. Triffids - scary things!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

A couple more for the Dark Spring series...


daffodil2 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


daffodil1 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr

 

[Pete Askew]

I really like this series Rob. The idea works well and the images really stand out.

 

[Priya Viseskul]

I like the texture and colour contrast of DarkSpring3. It looks almost like flowing textiles ...

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Yes, I think are right, Priya. Nice to hear from you.