Irresistible

Gallery: FloraPosted November 27, 2008922 views16 comments

Sony A700
Minolta 200mm macro
ISO 400, 1/250 @ f11

These roses grow semi-wild behind our house. Couldn't resist making them film (pixel) stars. All comments welcome and Happy Thanksgiving to all of you on the finest Flora forum on the planet.>=))>

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Praveen Unni on November 27, 2008 at 3:22 AM

Beautiful Comp Bill... Nice color and background..Awesome lighting... Love it as it is..Thanks for sharing this...

Registered on March 20, 2006, 149 Posts, 416 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on November 27, 2008 at 8:00 AM

Sometimes I'm amazed at how well mother nature will pose for the camera! Beautiful grouping and perfectly captured ... one to give Thanksgiving for! Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Lynch on November 27, 2008 at 10:48 AM

Beautiful color and comp. This is just terrific.

Registered on September 16, 2006, 773 Posts, 9940 Comments

Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on November 27, 2008 at 11:06 AM

Beautiful image, Bill! I like the comp very much, very well seen! Your presentation is just perfect!

Registered on March 16, 2006, 419 Posts, 2076 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 27, 2008 at 12:09 PM

I really like the symbolism in this presentation—the full-blown rose, heavy with the impending end; and the just blossomed, so upright with new life! Certainly proves that a photo can be so much more than a pretty view!

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Whitney on November 27, 2008 at 12:42 PM

Bill....very nice capture. A little bit different from lots of rose images. Wonderful BG.

Bill

Registered on May 31, 2006, 135 Posts, 1232 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Benner on November 27, 2008 at 4:09 PM

Really original and beautiful composition, Bill. I like this a lot.

Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments

Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on November 27, 2008 at 6:47 PM

Such a lovely composition and bg. Very well done Bill.

Registered on June 24, 2007, 130 Posts, 1309 Comments

Comment posted by Bernie Kasper on November 27, 2008 at 7:28 PM

Wonderful shot Bill, the contrasting blooms with new and old is really neat, love the colors in this as well !!

Registered on June 5, 2005, 251 Posts, 3734 Comments

Comment posted by BorgesiusBeckles on November 27, 2008 at 10:01 PM

Terrific Bill,beautifull colors and sweet bg.

Registered on November 25, 2003, 253 Posts, 434 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on November 28, 2008 at 2:28 PM

Bill, I look at this and can visualize this as a plate in a book of flowers. You definitely turned them into pixel stars. Neat contrast between the straight standing up buds and the bent bloom.

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on November 28, 2008 at 10:06 PM

Great comp Bill. I love the BG, and the subject(s) is(are) great too. Excellent shot. Happy Thanksgiving to you too.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 29, 2008 at 11:03 AM

no compromise here, just delightful soft colors and good composition. lucky you to have wild roses in your back yard, here in canada, we have to grow them, and only see them when winters over,

albert darmo . in wintery canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on November 29, 2008 at 12:18 PM

The buds have mistaken their way! Very pleasant image and exellent editing. I like very much the pastel colors.
Cheers.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 2, 2008 at 6:09 PM

Bill, this is fantastic! I really love the comp on this and do not think it could be anymore perfect. The light and bg are also very nice on this.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Angela Classen on December 2, 2008 at 10:56 PM

Perfect BG and beautiful colors. I also like the contrast between the old almost spent bloom and the newbies just ready to burst open. Awesome comp too.

Registered on June 13, 2007, 434 Posts, 2742 Comments