Dead but not forgotton

[alfredo]

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Even in death, there is beauty. Thanks for these great images, dear alfredo. n/t

[alfredo]

4. One of my first flower pictures were dying roses.

Of course I over processed them. I think I was inspired by the opening sequences of “6 Feet Under.”

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. That's a great clip! I hadn't seen it. Thank you! n/t

[alfredo]

7. It was a good show. Look it up for binge watching.

[CrispyQ]

2. The B&W is wonderful!

[alfredo]

8. Thank you.

These were done with the Laowa 17mm 1.8. It’s a sweet little under $200 lens.

[Nictuku]

3. I take the Zinnia heads when they are dried out like this

.... and I plant them for next year.

[alfredo]

5. I'll give that a try.

When do you plant them? Do you seed them then plant the seeds, or do you put the whole seed head in the ground?

[RegexReader]

9. great way to show the completion of life

[alfredo]

10. Thanks I have more coming.

I decided to do them in HDR. It has made them brighter, and with a minimum of processing the brilliant colors came through. Not a big fan of HDR, but it seems to work for this. Using a manual lens seems to be OK.