Rose

Gallery: FloraPosted August 29, 2012145 views18 comments

Rose Photos are more or less cliches but I still click a few every year, sometimes post them, sometimes don't. One such here.

Roses are beginning to recover here after the rather unusually hot summer most of us have seen this year.

ND300s, AFD200mm F/4 Micronikkor, F/16, 1/80, ISO400, Morning Light diffused with a diffuser and Tripod.

Thanks a lot for your comments on Osteospermum 2 and do let me know what you think of this one.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on August 29, 2012 at 9:43 PM

Gorgeous light creating the glow deep within the spiraling petals. You obviously put alot of thought into setting up this shot making sure the camera sensor was parallel to the plane of the rose as this is very sharp over a large area for a single exposure.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on August 29, 2012 at 10:17 PM

Oh...that's good. The creamy outside and slow transition to sherbert orange is perfect. So too the flawless petals winding tighter and spinning faster towards the center. DOF works . no nits.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on August 29, 2012 at 10:17 PM

Pristine rose, wonderful presentation. Its seems fragile and breakable, like fine china.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 30, 2012 at 12:00 AM

Not a cliche when they turn out this well. I like the spiraling transition from very pale orange to the darker orange. Great lighting and well composed.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 30, 2012 at 5:00 AM

Ram
Fabulous in every way.

If you are tired of cliches images, send them to me!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 30, 2012 at 9:47 AM

The orange color and soft lighting are gorgeous. The tightening spiral of petals makes a very dynamic picture. It may be a cliche, but it's still beautiful.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 30, 2012 at 1:16 PM

The comp and light make this one shine, Ram. Love the soft color, too.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on August 30, 2012 at 2:09 PM

Really excellent. The creamy-ness of the petals is wonderful Ram. The light is excellent too. Very, very nice.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on August 30, 2012 at 3:26 PM

A fabulous image! Stunning colors, and I love your composition. Though roses may be cliche, I've not seen an image like this before, a very beautiful take.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 30, 2012 at 9:26 PM

Gorgeous, Ram. The comp and form are excellent, but its the light/glow that elevates this one.

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on August 30, 2012 at 11:17 PM

The soft feel to this photo is wonderful, as well as the colors. The flow of the petals draws the eye into the center of the rose.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 30, 2012 at 11:41 PM

Beautiful soft tones in this one, Ram. I like the lighting.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on August 31, 2012 at 3:02 AM

Exquisite. You make this look easy. Not so! The hunt for the "right" rose, all pristine like this one, is just the first difficulty, not the only one. Lighting, comp, dof, pov... you know the checklist... All done to perfection, here.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 31, 2012 at 9:34 AM

Gorgeous colour, Ram and a real clarity and sharpness about the centre which makes this especially lovely. Beautifully composed as ever.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on August 31, 2012 at 2:15 PM

I don't usually like rose photos that much, but I sure like yours!!!! Beautiful! You do position these incredibly well!

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on August 31, 2012 at 5:29 PM

I never tire of rose images such as this. Lovely colors and well exposed.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 2, 2012 at 1:29 AM

Ram: Your rose swirls are certainly not cliche for me. Gorgeous color and a classic comp for a reason. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on September 2, 2012 at 11:53 AM

From the thumbnail I thought this looked like a weather pattern (watching too much on the news about the tropical storms, I think!). Rose images may be cliche, but they are beautiful nonetheless. This one is beyond outstanding, Ram. The color really makes this one stand out for me. I don't know what the rest of the flower looked like, but I am really drawn to the left side. It might not have worked, but I wish I could have seen the more on that side since the petals are pointing me that way. That being said, I'd love to have this in my portfolio any day!

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