Got some flowers from the grocery store yesterday so what did I do? I took their picture!
These are as I took them. I still do not have photoshop so no editing was done.
This is my first attempt at taking pictures like this. Comments and criticism welcome.

Beautiful set. Works so well in black and white ????? · 2009-03-29: 13:01

Wow! #5 reminds me Tiger Lily by Mapplethorpe! :) YUKJA · 2009-03-29: 13:04

with no colours but BW the shapes seem to be set out more distinctly. I like the last one: great DOF resulting in an abstract/ dreamy look Nychthemeron · 2009-03-29: 13:09

lovely set, nice and soft, strang though how even flowers can look good in B/W! nice work Brian! eternity65 · 2009-03-29: 13:22

Lovely set! boszorka65 · 2009-03-29: 14:16

completly beautifull! gonia · 2009-03-29: 14:20

Wow, amazing images, HDR? yellodog · 2009-03-29: 15:01

There's something about #6... its movement perhaps.. it's lovely. 41cesar · 2009-03-29: 15:28

Fantastic set!! Love them all! bootre · 2009-03-29: 15:40

Wow Brian,these are so beautiful!!......They don't need editing!!! jennye · 2009-03-29: 15:47

Beautiful shots - especially the first with the darker background davids · 2009-03-29: 16:00

inventive set! kretz · 2009-03-29: 16:24

and you photographed very well :) No chritisms :):) onlyricky · 2009-03-29: 16:31

wonderful shots!!~ no editing at all?? Amazing!!~ urmysunshine · 2009-03-29: 17:04

stunning shots !! finbarr · 2009-03-29: 17:22

excellent!! love to see them. Snusmumriken · 2009-03-29: 18:21

WOW!!! Excellent!!! betsymurphy · 2009-03-29: 19:19

Great set! My fav ist the 1st! Composion and DOF are great!. It is really strange to see flowers in b&w, Well done! Wasichseh · 2009-03-29: 19:21

lovely work .. superb talant .. the balacne between subject and background in No. 4 deservs many many WOWs. well done alshamsi · 2009-03-29: 20:08

nice set! i really like #4! worldthrumylens · 2009-03-29: 20:09

Great captures. Very stylish! Doubly good considering no editing. I can recomend GIMP as an editor, it's like Photoshop but free. Jarvo · 2009-03-29: 20:11

Beautiful shots - love the B&W!! The first one is lovely. lookagain · 2009-03-29: 20:53

Wonderful shots agandia · 2009-03-29: 21:01

Too bad they weren't for your wife... she was excited until you started clicking the pictures.... oh wait... I'm your wife. dontblinkswife · 2009-03-29: 23:17

Good one, Kelly. ????? · 2009-03-29: 23:40

# 4 is my fav. these are very good. ????? · 2009-03-30: 00:12

Very nice set,great job, hope you gave these to the mrs. cd catdad · 2009-03-30: 00:13

The fact taht you didn;t use photoshop is utterly astounding. I think they are great, particularly #4. dreadwear · 2009-03-30: 02:50

Fantastic Black and white good job dontblink mystic1 · 2009-03-30: 04:09

Really beautiful set !!! #4 is my fav :) agnes65 · 2009-03-30: 05:07

Fantastic set. Great work especially if this is a 1st attempt at flowers. Lynda · 2009-03-30: 08:36

The detail is very good and interesting composition. bigjonny · 2009-03-30: 11:13

Awesome. Love them all. SunFlower1990 · 2009-03-30: 11:28

Gorgeous! susjustjake · 2009-03-30: 11:51

I've always preferred to use the color to photograph flowers. You get precious textures, but I miss its colors (and the aroma, but I think that it's more difficult !!) They're very good, I think you don't need PS ;-) Chete · 2009-03-30: 12:46

Saw the color ones (i am going backwards) and the b&w are just as amazing. Great job. With shots this good, who need photoshop! hoshp · 2009-03-31: 00:15

I usually prefer flower pictures in colour, but these ones are really great in B/W. Congratulations. Unchained · 2009-03-31: 13:46

Wow. Really nice b/w set. smbunation · 2009-04-01: 15:57

Stunning? your first attempt??? wow wow,,,you are mankign me wanna go running to get flowers,,, 1 and 3 are spectacular, texture jumps out!! Very well done!!! TIM927 · 2009-04-02: 07:06

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