Beauty without Colour [Contest Finalists September 2006]
Uploaded: September 14, 2006 00:00:18
Converted in PS using Channel mixer. Cropped and minor adjustments only.
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Ray Clarke September 14, 2006
Your comments welcome #521970Su Sana E. P September 14, 2006
Audrey, great macro with excellent conversion technique and good title!! I love it a lot. #3306861Janine Russell September 14, 2006
Ray and Audrey, very nice detail, lighting and DOF. #3306862David L. Luchowski September 14, 2006
How right you are,R&A.BEAUTIFUL.The detail and texture are excellent. #3306865Julie Robinson September 14, 2006
Stunning B&W R&A - very well done! #3306882Lynne Morris September 14, 2006
A perfect title, this is stunning, wonderful detail and lighting, great work R&A. #3306904Paul E. Earl September 14, 2006
This works really well in B&W! It makes you focus on the detail and patterns! Great work! #3306922Jill Odice September 14, 2006
A perfect B/W image, it proves that color is not always necessary if something is interesting of beautiful ! #3306923Stanley J. Contrades September 14, 2006
Outstanding clarity and details of the petals!! Very, very nice work and presentation!!Lorraine A. Cook September 14, 2006
Excellent macro and detail in these petals, Ray and Audrey!<:)) #3306969Mata Patan September 14, 2006
Wonderful rose and the b/w isn't a bad choice! #3306996Lani J September 14, 2006
I love this R&A! :o) Beautifully capture, the texture is lovely. #3307009Paul Michko September 14, 2006
Gorgeous tones, R&A. #3307136Barbara Waldoch September 14, 2006
Terrififc detail and clarity! #3307186Paul Sikora September 14, 2006
Beautiful lighting and tones #3307187Glenn E. Urquhart September 14, 2006
Totaly agree with caption, Outstanding B&W image, R&A!!! Very beuatiful composition! Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #3307257Donald K. Cherry September 14, 2006
Very pretty b&w macro, R&A! #3307323Carol Sawyer September 14, 2006
Beautiful rose done in B&W,R&A!!! #3307328Ross Throndson September 14, 2006
Didn't think a B&W Rose picture could look this Good.....BEAUTIFUL Image, Ray & Audrey!! :^) #3307361Terri L. Scribner September 14, 2006
Great detail without color!! Beautiful B&W!! #3307382Gail Vitikacs September 14, 2006
Fabulous details! #3307534Bill Wyatt September 14, 2006
Very beautiful, love the B&W it works very well. Love the full frame and lighting, R&A! #3307666Ray Thoms September 14, 2006
Great full frame R&A, nicely detail and good tonal range. #3307890Jeff Robinson September 14, 2006
Works well in B&W! Nicely done! Jeff #3308079Evy Johansen September 14, 2006
Beautiful rose R&A! Great en B&W!! #3308080Joy Rector September 14, 2006
beautiful, well done #3308092Nadya Johnson September 14, 2006
Excellent! The tones and textures are superb! Very captivating image, R&A! #3308153Paula Dwyer September 14, 2006
Excellent detail, lighting, and tones!!Revonda L. Gentry September 14, 2006
Beautiful B&W!! The composition, lighting and detail is awesome, nice work!! #3308499Karen Engelbreth September 14, 2006
Wonderful B&W, R&A! #3308727Nadine A. Lewis September 14, 2006
Beautiful!!! Love the lighting and b&w tones!!!<>< #3308937
Milan Banik September 14, 2006
great composition in bw. #3308958Agnes Fegan September 14, 2006
Lovely details! #3309146Pat and Graham . Robards September 14, 2006
I love this, the detail is so crisp and sharp, and the crop sets it off1 ~Pat #3309234Stephen Zacker September 14, 2006
Classy, Elegant, and Beautiful #3309242Pat Gamwell September 14, 2006
I REALLY love this one, R/A! The contrasts are wonderful & the flower design responds well to the bw! EXCELLENT! #3309594Melissa A. Mannon September 14, 2006
great in b/w! lovely detail! #3309617Jenny Bosmans September 14, 2006
Fantastic and beautiful macro capture, Ray & Audrey! Great PS work as well! :) #3309908Anita Hogue September 14, 2006
I want to do one in B&W. This is sooooooooo beautifull! #3309972Claudia Kuhn September 14, 2006
Beautiful curves and tones!! #3310345Patty Razonable September 14, 2006
Very nice B&W image and the details is outstanding!! #3311217Autum Rhoades September 15, 2006
R&A, fantastic capture! Love the b&W and the details are just great! #3312700Emile Abbott September 15, 2006
Nice light and shadow and tone effects. #3313335Brenda c. McFarland September 15, 2006
Another beautiful photo. You guys have a wonderful gallery. I really like your Rose without color. #3313370Shelly A. Van Camp September 15, 2006
Beautiful in B&W! #3314077Donna Roberts September 16, 2006
This image kind of reminds me of a satellite image of the eye of a storm......okay, okay - its late 'downunder' and I've had a l-o-n-g day.......Wayne Nolting September 17, 2006
You got so much details out of the petals and the rose has aboslutely no damaged edges. #3320777Chris Budny September 17, 2006
Your macros are getting more impressive! I definitely see a change since first viewing your gallery many months ago! I like what I can see in this--I'm stuck viewing with my laptop LCD screen right now; it doesn't deliver results as good as my CRT back home, but I figure if it looks good on this LCD, it will look even better when I can view it next week! #3322176Dan Holm September 18, 2006
What an absolutely BEAUTIFUL b&w floral!! Excellent work on this! #3322878Bridgette B September 18, 2006
Gorgeous B&W image!!~~~ #3324233Cathy M. Gromball September 20, 2006
Beautiful in b&w, Ray & Audrey!Cathy :) #3335471
Sylvia Rossler October 26, 2006
Big Big congrats R&A :o) #3501851Laurence Saliba October 26, 2006
Congratulations R&A!!!!! #3502164Mata Patan October 26, 2006
Congrats to both of you! #3502172Kate Jackson October 26, 2006
Many congratulations R&A! A great conversion and composition! #3502329Alison Greenwood October 26, 2006
Two finalists?! Yay!!! WTG R&A! #3502612Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 26, 2006
Congratulations, R&A....Way to go!!! :-) ^.^ Kitty #3502666Jessica Jenney October 26, 2006
Congratulations to you both on this wonderful finalist! #3502808Chris Budny October 26, 2006
Congratulations! #3502859Crossroad Photography October 26, 2006
Congratulations on your lovely finalist! #3502915Paul E. Earl October 26, 2006
Fantastic finalist. Good luck in the next round. Congratulations!!! #3503088Revonda L. Gentry October 26, 2006
Congratulations on this superb, image!! #3503196Renee Doyle October 26, 2006
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!Claudia Kuhn October 26, 2006
Beautiful layers and tones, congrats! #3503334Chastity Abbott October 26, 2006
Beautiful congrats!!!! I am just beaming with happiness for you!!!!!!!!! #3503391Melissa A. Mannon October 26, 2006
love this! So glad it made it! congratulations! #3503707paola A. Jofre October 26, 2006
Beautiful image!!!! Congratulations #3503984Laura Clay-Ballard October 26, 2006
gorgeous tones and contrasts! Congrats! #3504021Paul Sikora October 26, 2006
Congratulations!#3504978
Barbara Waldoch October 26, 2006
Congratulations R&A, excellent work! #3505931Su Sana E. P October 26, 2006
Congratulations Again, R&A!! #3506111Stanley J. Contrades October 27, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS again and best of luck to you with your Finalists in the next stage!!Colleen Braun October 27, 2006
Congratulations #3506970Paula Dwyer October 27, 2006
Congratulations Ray and Audrey on your beautiful finalist!!! :) #3507906Pamela Shane October 27, 2006
Congratulations R&A on your lovelyMelissa G. Meiselman October 27, 2006
Congratualtions on this fantastic finalist R&A!!!!! #3508366Manuel Barrera October 27, 2006
Congratulations, Ray & Audrey, best of luck in the second round #3508593Nadya Johnson October 27, 2006
Simply gorgeous R&A! A huge congrats and best of luck in the final round! #3508985Lynne Morris October 27, 2006
Loved this the first time round, delighted to see it again,congratulations guys :) #3509132Tarun Bose October 27, 2006
Congrats R&A for finalist. #3509346Dr Silly October 27, 2006
Congrats on your finalist. :O)Cliff & Patti Smith October 27, 2006
Congratualtions on this beautiful finalist! #3509634Rakesh Syal October 27, 2006
Congratulations, Ray and Audrey on your awesome finalist!!! #3509979Emile Abbott October 27, 2006
Who needs color. Congrats yet again R&A. #3510253Darryl Wilkinson October 27, 2006
Beautiful finalist R&A! Congratulations! #3510626Judyann Plante October 27, 2006
Congratulations, R&A!Judyann ><> #3510786
Jill Odice October 27, 2006
Congrats you two :-) #3511896Mary K. Robison October 27, 2006
Congratulations on this color-free beauty making finalist, Ray & Audrey! #3511916Lorraine A. Cook October 27, 2006
Gorgeous! Congratulations on this super finalist Ray and Audrey!<:)) #3512312Phillip R. Connolly October 27, 2006
Congratulations on a deserved finalist. A very creative appearance to this rose. Well done to you both, Ray and Audrey.Phil #3512334
Debbie Hartley October 28, 2006
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist R&A! #3512726Ray Thoms October 28, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist R&A.... #3512919Nancy L. Green October 28, 2006
congratulations on this wonderuful finalist!! <>< #3514674Helen Green October 28, 2006
A beautiful flower shot, congatulations on another finalist. Good luck in the next round #3514948Stephen Zacker October 28, 2006
Super shadows and B & W #3515275Stephen Zacker October 28, 2006
Oh. and Congratulations :-) #3515277Sharon Day October 28, 2006
Congratulations on this superb finalist, R&A!!! #3516174Ross Throndson November 01, 2006
Congratulations, Ray & Audrey, Beautiful Finalist!! :^) #3531084Pat and Graham . Robards November 02, 2006
Congratulations Ray and Audrey on your three finalists, I knew I would see them again! ~Pat #3536907Carol Sawyer November 05, 2006
Congratulations, R&A on your three finalists!! #3547241Pat Gamwell November 05, 2006
Another fabulous image! BIG CONGRATS! #3548482Bill Wyatt November 06, 2006
This is so beautiful, congratulations!! #3551752Ronda Chatelle November 08, 2006
Congratulations once again on ANOTHER finalist image! Wonderful decision to alter to BW. This is perfectly captured and sooooooo deserving of the recognition! Way to go Ray and Audrey! #3559614Vladan D. Djordjevic December 20, 2006
What a beautiful picture! Great composition, lighting, lines, tones. So elegant and romantic! #3720493Roxanne M. Bubar February 03, 2007
Congrats on this gorgeous image. #3907841Inge S. Lasmana May 02, 2008
Excellent BW image, R&A! congratulations on your finalist! #5875127Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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