Friday, November 21, 2014

The Weekend in Black and White combined with Today's Flowers

The frigid air this week was too much for the mums and pretty much all the flowers. It occurred to me that these mums which were bowed down low and began to turn brown with the cold snap would still look good in black and white. It is interesting to me how you can't even tell they are browning without full color. I always think mums are for the optimist where I live because the odds are it will either get too hot if they are planted too soon or they will get frozen if planted too late. These mums were planted in a public garden on the late side and the buds barely opened before they were frozen.
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17 comments:

  1. The Happy WhiskNovember 21, 2014 at 6:04 AM

    Happy Weekend :-)

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  2. Photo CacheNovember 21, 2014 at 1:16 PM

    They seem to come alive in black and white. Nicely done Carver. Stay warm this weekend.

    Frankly my dear

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  3. cedarmerefarmNovember 21, 2014 at 6:05 PM

    You are right, I couldn't tell that these flowers were dying. Great idea using B&W. Have a nice weekend, Carver.

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  4. Gemma Wiseman aka Pamela AdamsNovember 21, 2014 at 7:25 PM

    These flowers look like grand littlle ladies in black and white.

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  5. lina@my home sweet homeNovember 21, 2014 at 10:42 PM

    Wonderfully captured.

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  6. SteveF325November 22, 2014 at 1:10 AM

    Beautiful!

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  7. DragonstarNovember 22, 2014 at 3:37 AM

    They look beautiful, and the light is lovely.

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  8. DeniseinVANovember 22, 2014 at 8:51 AM

    Your black and white mums are lovely even with the cold. Thank you for sharing Carver. Have a great weekend :)

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  9. UnknownNovember 22, 2014 at 12:05 PM

    They look really good in b & w. Happy weekend to you.

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  10. Su-sieee! MacNovember 22, 2014 at 12:28 PM

    Great composition. The mums have me thinking of white turkeys flocked together. :-)

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  11. johnNovember 22, 2014 at 2:53 PM

    Nice!

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  12. NatureFootstepNovember 22, 2014 at 5:03 PM

    a very good image of eh flowers in black and white. I was impressed about the way tehy show every detail. .)

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  13. Sallie (FullTime-Life)November 23, 2014 at 1:19 AM

    How smart of you to think of this! They look perfect and perfectly elegant in B&W ....... wonderful idea.

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  14. Ingmarie WeNovember 23, 2014 at 4:32 AM

    So lovely! Like the black and white theme.

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  15. Annette P.-L. November 23, 2014 at 11:16 AM

    wonderful photo in B&W of these lovely flowers!

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  16. VillroseNovember 23, 2014 at 2:34 PM

    Pretty in black and white, yes!

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  17. Prairie JillNovember 23, 2014 at 9:46 PM

    You're right - they look so fresh in b&w! Great shot.

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