Blown Tulip

Blown Tulip 2010-04-25 054, originally uploaded by jessica_beagan.

The original is hot pink, and I shot it at close range with a flash, so the tulip is already pretty high-key. But once I converted it to black and white and started working with the texture of the raindrops and the veins in the petals, it took on a very different aspect.

I am falling in love with black and white all over again. The water temperature regulator is on its way from B&H, so I'm hopeful I'll be working in the darkroom this week.