I was taking a look at one of my archival boxes, and came across some negatives of agaves and other botanicals that you might like.
Agaves are one of my favorite themes for black and white.
Most of those pictures were taken in Rio de Janeiro and the surrounding Atlantic Forest.
This agave was caught right after the rain:
A family portrait:
A close-up of the above agave was one of my donations for the latest Bakehouse´s Lucky You 2:
The other donation was an orchid.
Here the framed “Orchid” with Nory Contractor, the charming girlfriend of Harvey Oxenberg, the President of the Board of Directors of the Bakehouse:
Just a classical composition:
Etlingera Elatior. Both the name and the flower are beautiful:
Two kids of a nearby slum passed by when I was photographing the Etlingera Elatior:
Dear art lover, save the date for “en:twined” – Friday, April 9, from 7-10pm at the Bakehouse Art Complex:
I will tell you a secret!!!! I never thought that plants could look good in black & white but now you have made me appreciate them in b&w. They just look beautiful; the contrast and gray shades made me realize I was wrong. Congrats!
Comment by Suzanne Crossland — April 26, 2010 @ 12:17 am
Thank you, Suzanne.
Comment by cesarbarroso — April 26, 2010 @ 12:44 am