white blossoms

Posted by
DULCIE (Danville, CA, United States) on 31 May 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

A tree in my neighborhood is currently loaded with tight masses of white blossoms that look, to my untrained eye, like they might be dogwood.

If anyone knows their name, I would be happy to hear it. If you have a critique of this black and white photo, I would be more than grateful for that as well.

NIKON D90 1/500 second F/5.6 ISO 280 450 mm (35mm equiv.)

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Comments (10)

Manuela M from Rennes, France

Une douce poésie de la nature!!

31 May 2009 8:39am

@Manuela M: Thank you for your lovely comment!

Vachel from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

nice B&W picture and the sun light fits well in the picture

31 May 2009 9:04am

@Vachel: Glad you think so. I'll keep experimenting with B&W.

Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France

nice in BW with a good light ! delicate image !

31 May 2009 11:22am

@Anna.C: Glad you think it works. So glad for your comment.

Veronelle from Lens, France

viginale ces fleurs en noir et blanc, bonne idée

31 May 2009 12:58pm

@Veronelle: Ah, the stamp of approval...I appreciate it!

ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States

These are Japanese dogwood's that are purported to carry a disease that is killing the native dogwoods in KY. I never shoot them in revenge : ] best...jerry

31 May 2009 4:54pm

@ordinaryimages: Ooops! I never knew there was such a thing as "botanical correctness." But you would be sorely tempted to break your policy if you saw these beauties. And your B&W take would be interesting to see! ;-)

Nina from Hamburg, Germany

A very good b/w image with beautiful light.

31 May 2009 6:00pm

@Nina: I appreciate hearing that...

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Lovely.

31 May 2009 7:39pm

@john4jack: Very glad for your comment!

Sarah from Suisse, Switzerland

A lovely, quiet contrast from yesterday's panaché of colour. These are beautiful in their simplicity - very pretty.

31 May 2009 9:25pm

@Sarah: Yes, some days are quieter than others ;-) Thanks.

wendy from United States

Japanese dogwoods, eh? I miss them in color, as always but they are lucious in their light/shade. How did you miss these earlier this year when you sought them so long like at home on the Lake Sacajawea trek to the school?

1 Jun 2009 11:28pm

@wendy: Good question. They only JUST came into bloom and are different than most Dogwood tress I have seen. There are masses and masses blooming on one rather large tree. Actually too many to photograph well....they all just jumble together.

Momo from Montpellier, France

as beautiful as your color flower images are there's something extra or special in this b&w...maybe it's just my personal taste, but removing the color distills form, texture, light, in their presence down to a basic level that just says 'yes' to me...I'm feeling this way way, lately, about all of my own color work, like the color is a distraction...and I love strong color...miro, matisse, two of my favorite artists...and slightly washed out polaroid color, etc...my only critique, it's not really a critique, just my own personal preference...if i pp'd this I'd probably add some noise to the image...doesn't that sound crazy?...but i do it to many of my images...ok, i overdo it on some, i know...

4 Jun 2009 6:25am

@Momo: Your wonderful critique has spurred me on to try new things! Working with black and white and with "noise" is something I have yearned to do but didn't know how. Your remarks sent me to studying my PhotoShop for Dummies book---now I am experimenting with abandon with B&W, levels, blur, noise, etc. You have opened doors for me. I am so appreciative! Merci Beaucoup.