Critique Going on two years old

[Mike Buckley]

I bought these yellow roses 20 months ago. I photographed them four months later and not again until today.

Setup
The tabletop is a drop cloth and the background is black velvet. Two small continuous-light lamps were above the scene on the left and right.

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[greyflash]

They have aged well. Nicely done.

 

[kilofoxtrott]

Magnificent shot, Mike.
Some things are not getting older, they're getting better.

Kind regards
Klaus

 

[Allan]

They look good for their age. Great idea to keep them.

 

[Palouse]

You live in a small house, have a small studio, but yet you are able to successfully pack away dead flowers for 2 years???

Now, that is dedication, and it pays off in the fabulous image. As Patsy Cline wrote, and so many sang " . . And remember our faded love."

 

[Mike Buckley]

Thank you to Gordon, Klaus, Allan and Nick!

You live in a small house, have a small studio, but yet you are able to successfully pack away dead flowers for 2 years???

An avid tabletop photographer will keep things nobody else would even think of keeping. Last summer I visited friends for dinner that included salmon cooked on the grill on cedar planks. I still have the planks charred black and used them once as the background in a photo of Pinot Noir at https://www.nikoncafe.com/threads/torii-mor-pinot-noir.318983/.

 

[Palouse]

An avid tabletop photographer will keep things nobody else would even think of keeping. Last summer I visited friends for dinner that included salmon cooked on the grill on cedar planks. I still have the planks charred black and used them once as the background in a photo of Pinot Noir.

The Pack-Rat Award for 2020 goes to . . . .! ?

 

[Binnur]

I like your subjects and the image very much Mike. Very nice lighting and DOF. IMO you might try some other compositions too. You might even try a B&W image with some sepia toning.

 

[Mike Buckley]

Thanks, Binnur!

IMO you might try some other compositions too. You might even try a B&W image with some sepia toning.

Yes, I have those in mind. Indeed, the photo I made 16 months ago is a sepia image. I saved the flowers because it seems that they will make good subjects even years from now.

 

[GonzoBernelli]

I can see you have dug yourself a really deep hole with your spouse. I'm sure she would like FRESH flowers on special occasions, rather than RETREADS.

 

[Mike Buckley]

I'm sure she would like FRESH flowers on special occasions, rather than RETREADS.

A guy I used to work with always said that on his wife's birthday, he would go to the nearby cemetery, take flowers from a grave, and give them to his wife. He never did it, of course, but it does make a funny story.

 

[Hylander]

This is beautiful -- I don't have a better word for it in my limited critical vocabulary. Another outstanding product of effort, patience and skill!