“Grape Hyacinth Revisited”
“Because you don’t notice the light without a bit of shadow. Everything has both dark and light. You have to play with it till you get it exactly right.”
― Libba Bray
A few days ago, I posted an image of grape hyacinth with a white background, something a bit new to me, since I really enjoy the dramatic look of the black background. At the time, I also offered to publish the same image with the black background to compare. Keep in mind, nothing else changed except the background and a slight edit to remove the flower pot, which I found distracting on this version. It’s pretty astounding the different effect a background can have.
For reference, here’s the link to the original post. “Grape Hyacinth”
Nikon D800
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro 1:1 (272ENII)@90mm
1.6 sec, f/32.0, ISO 200
High Resolution Image on 500px
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I prefer the look of the muscari against the black background. It might be interesting to try a grey or neutral background, perhaps even a texture, if you’re still in the experimental mode!
I may have to give that a try. Thank you.
I may have to give that a try. Personally, I feel the white background makes it look too much like a plant catalogue photo. Thank you Susan.
Although I liked the white background, it did make the plant and pot look a bit disembodied. This black works really well, I reckon.
Great picture.
Thank you!