Dead Flowers

[nigelcampbell]

I guess we all have our favourite subjects.

I began shooting dead flowers about 6 years ago and over that time it has become my "signature subject" I'm currently working on a book and an exhibition (hence the lack of dead flower shots on my site - I'm keeping them in reserve) I think that as a subject it has a lot to say about traditional perceptions of beauty and youth. It says that all things are in a state of transition from brith to death and onwards to another state. (there's a lot more to it than that but again, that's for the book.)

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To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time

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O Rose thou art Sick

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Winterdead

[oliver9523]

I like #2 the most out of these

[Mr THX]

Nigel,
I have to say these shots (unlike your duo toned Rose) do little for me, number 2 if any has a nice colour and texture to it.
That said I can appreciated though that if shot for inclusion in your book, with some text content they may well appear totally different.

Look forward to seeing a few more

TFS

Chris

[nigelcampbell]

It's an aquired taste - of that I'm certain (though the Duotoned rose is currently slated for the book cover).

I forgot to add that I wanted to broaden out the topic to get people's reactions to the subject matter as well as the photographic execution.

[minimeeze]

An unusual subject, and although the first and last shots don't really inspire me, there's something about the 2nd shot that I really like.