Valentines Day seems an appropriate time to post some flower pictures. A friend in the art world recently remarked that photographs are winning more prizes at art shows. Unfortunately, they are usually tight shots of flowers. I feel a bit guilty when I shoot flowers, knowing that I contributed very little to the beauty of the picture. A flower is beautiful without my photographic skill, and quite honestly, very little skill is required to pull off a nice picture. One of the few photographers to impress me with his flower pictures is Robert Mapplethorpe. His pictures are truly portraits of flowers and are astounding for composition and evocative quality.
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All images © 2007 Greg Petropoulos
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