There was a Man Ray retrospective last year in Paris, which explains my hack attempt at his beautiful 'rayograms'.

One of the surprising things about his work was the disparity (some of it was just bad; you don't imagine Raphael having a bad day, Monet finishing a crap water lily or Giotto drawing a wonky circle, etc., still...). Another was the tiny size of Man Ray's negatives.

"Unconcerned but not indifferent" is a lovely motto, IMO. It's also Man Ray's epitaph.

Anyway, I saw and admired some peonies here, remembered the rayograms, the epitaph and here's the result.

nice work, different but i like it eternity65 · 2009-05-28: 13:35

Stefan you know how I like playing with effects on flowers like this. Nice work. Lynda · 2009-05-28: 13:55

Nice compositions. smbunation · 2009-05-28: 14:02

very nice!! jennye · 2009-05-28: 14:30

Very nice shots :) pianoboe · 2009-05-28: 15:20

The last 2 were exceptionally fine. yellodog · 2009-05-28: 16:11

Me encantan las tres !!! Magnífico trabajo !!! JordiJoan · 2009-05-28: 16:56

brilliant peonnies!:D my home peonnies are still blooming!^^ onlyricky · 2009-05-28: 17:11

j'aime les trois! elles sont différentes mais superbes! tomie · 2009-05-28: 17:37

curioso y llamativo trabajo. neusnet · 2009-05-28: 18:00

Nice........ joycephotography · 2009-05-28: 18:38

Nice shots. I like the B&W one best. I'm going to remember that phrase and throw it into a conversation sometime. Jarvo · 2009-05-28: 18:43

I love the effects, especially #3... but then I'm a sucker for color. :) thebronzebow · 2009-05-28: 19:52

I like the result in #3, reminds me of a Georgia O'Keefe painting... DancingDolphin · 2009-05-28: 22:46

There's so much light and shadow going on inside the flower and it shows up most in the negative in 2 and 3 and made me go back and look at #1 again. ????? · 2009-05-28: 23:13

very beautiful !!!!!! facan · 2009-05-29: 01:35

Picture nr.3 I like very much! Ryana · 2009-05-29: 06:45

I like w hat u do on ur picture,, hehee,, jessicashan · 2009-05-29: 06:53

sUpErb! davidcardona · 2009-05-29: 07:59

Interesting variations. I like the dark and light contrasts in the second, but the color in the third is very appealing. lookagain · 2009-05-29: 08:10

Creative set! Interesting contrast on #2! Nice! Ivconcept · 2009-05-29: 13:54

ça donne presque envie d'en manger ????? · 2009-05-29: 14:51

“Don't put my name on it. These are simply documents I make.” —Man Ray The third is my favorite— photopoet · 2009-05-29: 21:00

Number 3 has gone in this Man Ray fan's favourites. Memphis · 2009-05-31: 06:16

They are all so special.. I can even smell the delicate scent of that rose.. :) aylinB · 2009-06-03: 11:35

love this firstone!!!! ????? · 2009-06-21: 05:24

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