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Morning Dew
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Morning Dew

by Patricia Brundage

Gallery: FloraPosted November 7, 2012155 views7 comments
When the weather turns cool the dew on the roses draws me to a rose garden near my home. On this particular morning the roses were especially beautiful. Taken with Canon 7D, 100-400 IS lens and a 500D macro filter. A bit of a crop, levels and a tiny bit of sharpening.

Comments welcomed.

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on November 7, 2012 at 7:47 PM
Patricia:
Lovely pink hue and the frost looks great on the petals. I struggle with this genre; often not sure where to place the focal point. Your focal point on the center petal edge is fine. The alternate would be to focus more on the front petal edge but this is personal taste. The darker curve petal in the lower half of left edge is a little out of place and you may want to consider excluding this from the frame.
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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 7, 2012 at 9:22 PM
This is really beautiful, Patricia. The colors and form, accented by the dew, are exquisite. I like the comp, but may prefer the center a bit more centered rather than right of center, so Gary's crop suggestion may work well. I also find myself tilting my head to see what this would look like rotated ccw to horiz. Also beautiful just as is. :toast:
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on November 8, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Wonderful colour and textures, Patricia, and a fine composition ! I love the sweep of the petals in from the L edge of the frame, though I might just like to see the lower L curled petal either given more prominence or less. Whatever, this is a real beauty.
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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on November 8, 2012 at 7:18 PM
Beautifully captured and presented. Love the jeweled edges of the petals and the color is terrific.
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Comment posted by Miro Susta on November 9, 2012 at 2:53 AM
Patricia,
What a stunning rose detail. The water drops give a great focuspoint for the eye to follow, and I love the purple /yellows. Very lovely! :smile:
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 11, 2012 at 9:13 AM
Patricia: Frame filling fantastic! Love the dew and your DOF management. 2 thumbs up! >=))>
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Comment posted by Yun Gao on November 11, 2012 at 9:06 PM
Just delightful. I like the colors, form and texture. Wonderful interpretation of a lovely rose.
Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments