Alstroemeria (Lily of Peru) in Black and White

[Solly Mack]

w/ Green Mums.












Still working on my entry for April. I played around with the reds and yellows. Just seeing something.

[Callalily]

1. These are great!

My favorite is the first one!

I'm still working on my submission too, but I'm shooting in monochrome from the start.

[Solly Mack]

2. Thanks!

I've been shooting in monochrome some of the time. Not sure what my entry will end up being. Lot of depths to BW. (but don't tell alfredo I said that)

[alfredo]

3. Beautiful. The lighting is interesting. Light box?

[Solly Mack]

4. Thanks. No.

Picasa and Perfect Effects. I like it free.

[alfredo]

5. I noticed no rear shadows. That's what made me think you had a studio setup.

I use GIMP, LightZone, and iPhoto. I like free too.

[Solly Mack]

6. Just a drop sheet. I used different materials as a background at different

times. (the outdoors, tissue paper, cloth, glass) With and without added lights. Monochrome and color. Raining, not raining. Added props, w/o props.

I've been exploring the theme in both the set up and the post processing.

I could do some in a light box. I have one. Maybe tomorrow.

[alfredo]

7. Go crazy.

[Solly Mack]

8. Don't tempt me.

[alfredo]

9. Nothing wrong with going crazy once in a while.

When I was out taking photos today, I ran across a woman with a Fuji X-E1 and a big honkin telephoto. It seems that Fuji is winning the mirrorless war in my town.

[Solly Mack]

10. I've always wanted a big honkin telephoto.

Shot some more today. I think I'm done. If I don't have a decent shot by now then I should hang up my camera.

[alfredo]

11. I need to start putting some time into the contest. I need a random number generator,

I could probably write a bash script for that. I guess I will have to go to the host forum about posting the the polls.

screw it, I went to random.org.

[Solly Mack]

12. No need to go to the host forum for polls.

Star members can post polls. Add the Skinner gives permission, etc. etc.. (though I usually don't think to add it)

I do usually start my submissions - comments threads and save them until time.

With the usual info...contest month, theme, brief comments if needed, add script for bold text etc..

I also go ahead and do what I can on the 3 prelim threads. (month, theme, numbered 1-10, thank yous, please votes, recommends, etc..

Save those until I can add more (photo links, titles)


By prelims all I do is copy and paste from my computer to DU.

Same with the final.