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I tend to prefer color in floral photography. However, every now and then an image seems to call for black and white conversion. I often use black and white when I want to show the structure of a particular flower.<\/p>\n

Cosmos are vibrantly colorful flowers. I usually present them that way. But the petals of the variety ‘Seashells’ have fascinating structure. I wanted to show a ‘Seashells’ cosmos in black and white to share that structure.<\/p>\n

Finally, black and white sometimes seems cooler on a hot summer day. \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n

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I tend to prefer color in floral photography. However, every now and then an image seems to call for black and white conversion. I often use black and white when I want to show the structure of a particular flower. Cosmos are vibrantly colorful flowers. I usually present them that way. But the petals of … <\/p>\n

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