B&W of Flower

[submannz]

Which Fstop do you think give the best effect? All Photo's untouched just resized using Photoshop Elements2 so the images keep the EXIF info.

http://www.fotofile.org/photopost/showgallery.php?ppuser=140

[Man-Fai Wong]

Maybe I'm just too new to this. But I'm not particularly fond of the B&W imagery for this shot. The flower just doesn't stand out enough here irrespective of DoF. Makes the whole composition rather dull and lifeless.

_Man_

[stopbath]

For depth of field the F4 shot is better, though I like the flower at F8 better. I don't like F8 due to the clarity in the back ground is getting too defined.

I would agree with _Man_ about the greyness in the flower being too much. Perhaps you could raise the value of flower a stop or two, but not so much the stem.

The colour shot reveals the unique greenish yellow of the flower.

[Leighow]

Actually I cannot retain the difference as I flip between the L and R images. I suspect that I like the L (left) one best.

I am fairly sure that experts would say that the shot lacks contrast in its current B & W. There is just not enough black. Imagine a deep red tulip's black.

o see if you can jack up the contrast.

HOWIE

[Leighow]

Actually I cannot retain the difference as I flip between the L and R images. I suspect that I like the L (left) one best.

I am fairly sure that experts would say that the shot lacks contrast in its current B & W. There is just not enough black. Imagine a deep red tulip's black.

So see if you can jack up the contrast.

HOWIE

[submannz]

Yes the F4 was my favourite, and are entering it in a photo contest, but not the one I showed you one using proper B&W contrast filters