Callas In Black and White [Contest Finalists March 2005]
Uploaded: March 05, 2005 03:38:32
Thanks to Monica, of Monica's Little Red Flower Shop, for allowing me to take photos inside her shop.
These callas were being prepared for a wedding the next day.
Tom Andersen March 05, 2005
Beautiful in detail and composition, Bill! I love the B&W! #221507S J March 05, 2005
Beautifully done, Bill!! Excellent composition in B/W!! #1149168Carolyn M. Fletcher March 05, 2005
Wowie, this is beautiful, Bill!!! #1149224Deborah Lewinson March 05, 2005
This is sooo lovely, Bill, excellent B&W presentation!Cindy Paquette March 05, 2005
Ohhhh my....Wow...this is just gorgeous Bill...I just love the b/w treatment on these callas! Luscious full frame...yum! #1149278Tammy Scott March 05, 2005
Gorgeous shot, Bill!!! Fabulous in B&W!! You be sure to thank Monica for us, too!!!! #1149322Amy N. Cappelli March 05, 2005
Love the b&w! none of the richness is lost here- such an incredible detail of these elegant flowers. #1149327Terry R. Hatfield March 05, 2005
WOW Bill These Look Great In B&W!!Nice Job!! #1149450Claudia Kuhn March 05, 2005
wow, that's a big bunch of callas, and they look great! Nice lines and curves Bill! #1149453Sharon E. Lowe March 05, 2005
Very nice bill- love the b&w conversion! #1149586Arya Bandyopadhyay March 05, 2005
A beauty of a shot in B&W!!! Wonderful composition, Bill!! #1149600Debra Booth March 05, 2005
So beautiful in B&W, Bill!! #1149618Kathleen Clemons March 05, 2005
I can only imagine how magnificent it must be to see this many callas all together! Thanks for showing us just how wonderful that is. :) #1149630Stephen Zacker March 05, 2005
Wonderful. It is really unique inStacey M March 05, 2005
Wow Bill - I can almost smell the fragrance of the flowers. This is truely a wonderful image!!! #1149688Karen Bacon March 05, 2005
This is marvelous Bill!Excellent image! #1149700Donna J. Taff March 05, 2005
Very beautiful, Bill!!! #1149783Kelly Abernathy March 05, 2005
This is just gorgeous! I love the comp and the b&w is lovely! Well seen and captured Bill! -K #1149872Robin L. Wehrman March 05, 2005
WOW Bill!! Outstanding and very beautiful. Sure looks great in B&W well done!!!!! #1149878Charlene Bayerle March 05, 2005
Sooooooo beautiful Bill!!! Almost like a marshmellow softness!!!! #1149927Marsha S. Smith March 05, 2005
How beautiful, Bill. I have never seen that many callas together. Just wonderful. #1150009Laura Berman March 05, 2005
Abundantly beautiful, Bill! And yet simple and elegant, which is the essence of the calla, as Kathleen has taught us. Well seen and handled, especially the B&W format. #1150188Mary K. Robison March 05, 2005
Wish this lady had done my calla bouquet on my wedding day, Bill.William C. Raco March 05, 2005
Thank you all SO very much.bill
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Jessica McCollam March 05, 2005
WOW! Excellent capture, Bill! I just LOVE the B&W for this. What a photographers dream to go and play in a flower shop!!! How kind of Monica! #1150409Elisabeth A. Gay March 05, 2005
Such beauty and grace, Bill, gorgeousPaul Michko March 05, 2005
Wonderful tones and testures, Kathleen. #1150468Paul Michko March 05, 2005
Sorry, Bill. This just had such a Kathleen Clemons feel. #1150471William C. Raco March 05, 2005
Thanks Jessica and Ann.bill
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Michelle R. Kovach March 05, 2005
Great shot Bill! I love the b&w! #1150569Susan T. Parady March 05, 2005
Wow! This is great, Bill! #1150601Jane Summa March 05, 2005
Beautiful! can't wait to see of what more Monica's shop has to offer :-)! #1150651Jill Flynn March 05, 2005
This looks so good in B&W Bill. Soft yet such clarity. Very classy bouquet! #1150698Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 05, 2005
Very beautiful image. The perspective and b&w work well!! #1150791William C. Raco March 06, 2005
Thank you so much Michelle, Susan, Jane, Jill and Donna.bill
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Cathy Barrows March 06, 2005
i was wondering how you managed to get so many callas together...this is wonderful #1151503William C. Raco March 06, 2005
Thank you, Cathy!bill
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Paula Showen March 06, 2005
BEAUTIFUL! What a great idea! I don't do flowers, but if I did, a flower shop is the perfect place!#1151726
William C. Raco March 06, 2005
Thank you, Paula
bill
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Stanley J. Contrades March 06, 2005
Magnificent, bill, and what an elegant bouquet in classic black and white! This is just tremendous!!William C. Raco March 06, 2005
Thank you, Stan!bill #1152205
Dan Holm March 06, 2005
WOW!! The detail, the movement...all simply superb, Bill!! Absolutely gorgeous! #1152617Dolores Neilson March 07, 2005
I love the soft and feminine curves and the tones. The exposure is perfect, bill! What a lovely image! Wishing you the best! #1154673William C. Raco March 07, 2005
Thank you so much Dan and Dolores!bill #1154714
Lucia De Giovanni March 07, 2005
Wonderfully executed Bill! #1155096William C. Raco March 07, 2005
Thank you so much, Lucia!bill #1155138
Sharon Day March 13, 2005
Gorgeous in B&W, Bill!!! Very nicely presented! #1170208William C. Raco March 14, 2005
thank you, Sharon!bill
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Walter Graziano April 21, 2005
Congratulations Bill, good luck! #1273077Anita Hogue April 21, 2005
Congratulations on this beautiful b&w Bill!!! #1273873S J April 21, 2005
Many Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Bill!! #1274489Tom Andersen April 21, 2005
Congratulations on this beauty too, Bill! #1275346Linda Sachse April 21, 2005
Beauty indeed!! This brings back memories for me, because I had callas for my wedding. You captured a breath taking picture, so stunning, elegant, romantic ... Congratulations! Makes me want to get married all over again!! #1275882Jill Flynn April 21, 2005
Congratulations on this beauty Bill! #1275889Cindy Paquette April 21, 2005
Yay! So glad to see this beauty here..Congrats! #1276362Stacey A. Bates April 21, 2005
Beautiful Bill...Many Congrats and Best of Luck!! #1276678William C. Raco April 22, 2005
Thanks so much, everyonebill
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