My first ever entry into the Monomad Photographic Challenge hosted by 
I've chosen this particular flower image because I love the way it looks in black and white, and the way that removing the colours draws attention to the little details - the cushion-shaped flower heads and heart-shaped open petals - and also works really well with the focal area. In fact, it was very hard to choose how to process it from the many b&w options available to me in Lightroom and Photoshop, as it looks awesome, yet completely different, in all of them! In the end, I went with this version because it just has a certain something about it...
I don't know the name of this flower - it seems to be some kind of lilac? Perhaps somebody can tell me. Please do let me know in the comments if you know its name!
Hearts In Flowers (Black and White) by Jay Taylor
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With love,
Jay x
