“There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, too, might be admired some day.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Innocence of Admiration
ss 1/640 f 5.6 ISO 400 60mm macro
white backdrop, natural light, direct light, – full sun, manual settings, manual focus
You guessed it! The Gerber Daisy represents innocence in the Victorian language of flowers. To see the monochromatic edition of this flower, visit my Thursday post on Monochromia. I would love to hear which you prefer – color or black and white. I look forward to your thoughts!
Have a fabulous weekend!
Robyn Graham Photography 
For me, definitely the colour one this time … 🙂
Smiles to you too Liana!
There you go again, creating more beauty. What can I say? Very good work.
So kind of you Don!
I really love the color here and this pure white. Really nice Robyn.
Thanks Meho!
Lovely…
Thank you Sally!
Hi Robyn! I felt sure that this was going to be a no-brainer, that I was obviously going to prefer the colour version, but when I looked at the mono one I wasn’t so sure – I love the shapes and textures. But, overall, I do think I have to go with the colour version, because colour is such a vital part of this particular subject that, for me, it can’t be dismissed.
Your composition here is very good. Upper right, with just a faint grey trace of the stem – so the bloom is not just hanging there in white space – works very well. Adrian
Thanks so much Adrian! I always cherish your comments!
You captured this beauty perfectly!
Thank you so much!
This is beautiful, Robyn!
Many thanks, Lisa!
Great contrast of colors ~ and the position of the flower somehow captures the Nietzsche quote 🙂
Thanks so much Randall!
Flowers delight their colors and natural is the shooting, but in monochrome shows them a more delicate constitution.
Thanks for taking time to comment Andipab!
This time I much prefer the color. More dramatic!
You surprised me Emilio! I thought for sure you would prefer the monochromatic image. The orange is indeed much more dramatic! Enjoy the weekend!
That is beautiful, Robyn!
Thank you Linda!
There is an innocence in true admiration, Robyn; I’d just never thought of it that way.
The common flip-side is “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” but that is more about the artist instead of the one admiring the art.
Thank you for another thought-provoking quote with a picture of a perfect accompanying flower. Beautiful.
So true, Marylin! Thank you so very much for taking time to ponder my post and tell me your thoughts. Have a blessed day!