Susan's Photoblog
A Rose is a Rose
Posted by Susan (Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States) on 10 June 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
New shots, from my most recent "in home" photo shoot....new flowers this time....beautiful "baby tea roses"...and learning how to use Focalpoint (the reason I had to get a new laptop!!)
A PHOTO - CHALLENGE – GET – READY - AM3
JOIN IN WITH DIMITRIOS AND HIS HOLIDAY CHALLENGE!!!
With the time approaching let’s celebrate the coming of the new year.
Post one image on December 25th with a Xmas wish.
Post a second image on January the 1st 2010 and include a smile with yourself in this picture!
Get your mind working on this idea am3, tell your friends about it.
See you there, all the best, Dimitrios from Athens Greece.
@Catherine Biagini: Thank you Catherine!!
@jamesy: Thanks Debbie, glad you liked it!!
Sarah from Switzerland
Fabulous - the lighting is sublime! Very, very, well done.
I posted a rose for today too and last night at the last minute I changed the title... it had been the same as yours! Great minds think alike! ;-)
10 Jun 2009 9:25am
@Sarah: Absolutely great minds!!! I liked yours also!!!
Leena from Joensuu, Finland
And always enjoyable to see, especially as beautifully displayed !
10 Jun 2009 10:45am
@Leena: Thanks Lena....appreciate it!!
Vachel from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
nice close up and a very soft image you have captured..
10 Jun 2009 11:26am
@Vachel: Thanks very much for your visit and kind comments!!
@Lee: Thanks much Lee.....this one was fun to do....
@Ravi: Thanks Ravi...glad you liked it!!
Cricket-Tammy from United States
Just beautiful...I love the softness of this picture.
10 Jun 2009 3:36pm
@Cricket-Tammy: Thanks Tammy!! softness is owed to Focalpoint photoshop plug-in!!
@dkc: thanks!!! soft focus care of focalpoint plug in!!
LauraS from Chico, United States
This is certainly not just a rose. It is exotic!
10 Jun 2009 5:04pm
@LauraS: Thanks much Laura....appreciate your kind comments!!
@sylvia: Thank you!!
@Eleftheria: Thanks much!! Appreciate the stars!!
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Spectacular. Seems that you already have mastered FocalPoint. Bravo.
10 Jun 2009 6:39pm
@john4jack: Thanks much Jack..... No, not mastered focalpoint yet... not by a long shot..... lucky first try!!!! back at work today.....
boooooo hooooooo
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Stunnning shot, the dof and colours are magnificent.
10 Jun 2009 6:53pm
@Graham Russon: Thanks Graham....and because "I can not tell a lie"....dof was due to the use of focalpoint, a plug in for photoshop!!
@Suzanne: Thanks very much Suzanne!!
peter from new york, United States
a rose is a rose but this one is a bit more special than others! its glowing so nicely susan. great stuff!
10 Jun 2009 7:36pm
@peter: Thanks so much Peter, for your "out of the ordinary" comment!! Glad you enjoyed this!!
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
great depth of field, which gives a sweetness rose! susan!
kisses!
10 Jun 2009 8:10pm
@marc battault: not so much dof....but a new plug in for photoshop, called Focalpoint!!! thanks for visiting!!xxooxx
Dawn Bayer from Whitehall, United States
Wow Susan!! Love this one! Great dof and beautiful macro shot. : )
10 Jun 2009 11:12pm
@Dawn Bayer: Thanks much Dawn....
@Sandy: Thanks very much!!! Appreciate it!!
@Saeed Rasoulof: thank you!!
Barbara from Florida, United States
A rose is a rose, until you see this one. Superb!
13 Jun 2009 1:26pm
@Barbara: Thanks so much Barbara....appreciate the great comment!!
Jet from Western WA, United States
dontcha love new toys? beautiful use of DOF here (or is that part of focalpoint?)
17 Jun 2009 9:14pm
@Jet: I do love new toys.......this focalpoint cost me a new laptop, since my old one wouldn't run it!!! And yes, the dof is really the focalpoint on this one!!
Sylvie49 capture image! from Bords de Loire - Anjou, France
Superbe photo qui donne une ambiance romantique. J'adore.
22 Nov 2009 7:25pm
@Sylvie49 capture image!: Merci Beaucoup !!!
Canon EOS REBEL XT
1/6 second
F/5.0
ISO 100
70 mm