Leaves

[alfredo]

[Curmudgeoness]

1. That is lovely.

The first thought that ran through my mind is that it looks like Japanese art in technique.

[alfredo]

3. Thanks. I've always like minimalism.

[Sherman A1]

5. Superb!

Image. If you do FB might be worth checking the Minimalist Photo Group they have some great photos.

[alfredo]

6. Thanks. I will also see if they have one on Flickr

[Binkie The Clown]

2. Beautiful. You work wonders with B&W. n/t

[alfredo]

4. Thanks. I like black and white, it is liberating.

[Binkie The Clown]

7. I love looking at well-made B&W photos, but

I've never been able to pull it off myself. My B&W photos always look flat and uninteresting.

[alfredo]

8. Filters, either on the lens, or in the camera, or post if converting from color.

I usually use the yellow filter when my cam is set to monochrome.

[Binkie The Clown]

10. Back in the days of film

I used to use an orange filter a lot to bring out clouds in B&W. But that was over 50 years ago, when I was a teen.

[alfredo]

11. Time for a second childhood?

[Agschmid]

13. Yeah the B&W is impressive.

[alfredo]

14. B&W allows so much freedom because it is untethered from reality.

[Blue_In_AK]

9. Very nice!

[alfredo]

12. Thanks.

[juxtaposed]

15. sort of like Arie van't Riet

http://www.x-rays.nl

[alfredo]

16. Wow, Thanks!

[juxtaposed]

17. really? WoW thanks? I do like it...

[alfredo]

19. I really like Van't Riet's work, so saying my photo is reminiscent of his work is

a real compliment. Thanks.

[Tom Kitten]

18. A masterpiece!

I like pretty much all the pictures you've ever posted, alfredo, but this one just resonates with me. It is stunning. I just sit here and admire it.

[alfredo]

20. Thanks. Sometimes good things happen when I break from my routine in post processing.