South Shields Daily Pictures
Last rose of the year
Posted by Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 6 November 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
A single white rose found in the South Marine Park, South Shields. Don't quite know why it has survived so long.
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Barbara Kile from Ft. Worth, United States
Exquisite - soft, gentle, and very well done!
6 Nov 2009 5:30am
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
I've taken so many last rose shoots this year that I've given it up...there seems to be always one more : ] best...jerry
6 Nov 2009 5:58am
mascha from kootstertille, Netherlands
So sweet, i like the vorms and the yellow shadows inside the rose!
Have a nice weekend!! Gr.Mascha
6 Nov 2009 9:04am
Rosso from Luserna s.Giovanni (To), Italy
Beautiful rose I like very much the soft colors of this image
6 Nov 2009 9:24am
AG from London, United Kingdom
This is a cool find and a fine presentation. I like how the soft color kinda infuses the rose.
6 Nov 2009 9:48am
MicheLLe from Bordeaux, France
Love the delicate nature of this shot...so beautiful
6 Nov 2009 9:58am
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Excellent. The limited colour glows with light
6 Nov 2009 10:55am
Pepe Cabrera from Cuidad de Antipolo, Philippines
It look so yummy! It looks like vanilla ice cream. Beautiful!
6 Nov 2009 12:16pm
bekkah from Pennsylvania, United States
very beautiful, such wonderful softness and tones :)
6 Nov 2009 12:43pm
mirela from brighton, United States
so pure and beautiful! angel-like soft color!
6 Nov 2009 12:43pm
John from Geneva, United States
Beautiful shot. I like this even more than the Oct 30th shot. Capturing that yellow is very neat.
6 Nov 2009 12:47pm
Ralph Jones from Detroit, United States
I'm happy it has survived, and happier that you found it!
6 Nov 2009 1:38pm
Amanda from Jersey City, United States
Very delicate, but obviously strong if it was a last survivor!
6 Nov 2009 1:58pm
Philip from Cowbridge, United Kingdom
Brilliant work. I am trying to work out how you have got the colours so good and the petals so soft but yet sharp at the same time. Is the Pentax lens that good? I have not used Pentax since the days of the ME Super!!!
6 Nov 2009 3:46pm
@Philip: I love my Pentax, it is simple, basic, limited and bottom of the range but colour rendition is very good I think. The 18 - 55mm lens is pretty sharp too, although the auto focus is not the fastest. I see that some other AM3 users have the Pentax K10 and I'm impressed with their colours too. I always shoot RAW and rarely, if ever, find that I need to adjust the colour temperature and white balance away from "as shot".
About thirty years ago I owned a second hand Asahi Pentax K100 35mm SLR which I also loved at the time.
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
Delicious as ice-cream...wonderful soft light and color in this superb picture of a pretty flower!!
6 Nov 2009 4:03pm
`Paul from Minneapolis, United States
.. beautifully delicate.. superbly executed.. a strong strong image here, Curly.
6 Nov 2009 7:17pm
Joe Jubinville from Florida, United States
Tender, ethereal and subtly sexy. I like how the gold seems to radiate out in glowing waves from what one senses is a deliciously fragrant core. You've done the lady justice... framing, focus, saturation, all handled with great taste and nowhere overbearing or hyped. Nice.
6 Nov 2009 8:26pm
Christel from Köln, Germany
Good evening, Curly,
This rose looks brilliant. The light yellow color gives it the right touch. Dear greetings Christel
6 Nov 2009 8:47pm
Marie-Jezaria from Paris, France
Like a wedding tones...
I love the sweet atmosphere of this shot.. :-)
6 Nov 2009 8:59pm
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Lot of softness and a beautiful rendering of white tons.
6 Nov 2009 9:08pm
maia_t from Cluj Napoca, Romania
Beautiful, so delicate with the soft yellow petals.
6 Nov 2009 9:10pm
Jen from Bartlett, United States
It survived so you could show us all. Very beautiful yellow accents.
6 Nov 2009 10:30pm
Nina from Hamburg, Germany
such a pretty Rose, really wonderfully presented.... this is a great photo!
6 Nov 2009 11:16pm
QUIM from Lisboa, Portugal
Thank you for visiting my portuguese landscapes where I could not find such a lovely rose!
6 Nov 2009 11:22pm
Paul from Singapore, Singapore
Really like your beach series, but I like this one the most :)
This is a really warm and lovely rose, nice shot!
6 Nov 2009 11:39pm
Michael from Shell village, United Kingdom
Still surviving, yet it looks so delicate. It's a lovely specimen.
7 Nov 2009 12:05am
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
This rose survived just for you to show up with your camera!!! Beautiful !!
7 Nov 2009 1:02am
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
That is a beautiful and delicate looking flower. Must be tougher than it looks.
7 Nov 2009 1:23am
Barbara from Oakland, United States
Just lovely, Curly. Very soft and inviting, they eye just wanders about. I might have cropped out the edges of the two petals at the bottom lower right. Just a thought....
7 Nov 2009 5:10pm
@Barbara: Now that I look closer, perhaps you are right, they are a little distracting Barbara.
Lambspun from Madison, Maine, United States
Thinking that this is too beautiful for words.....
7 Nov 2009 9:30pm
Bethany from Michigan, United States
Gorgeous with those yellow tones.... you have a lovely find here!
8 Nov 2009 2:45pm
starCosmosBleu from bedford.Qc, Canada
Total beauty...its a jewel..super big Wow..excellence all the way....
9 Nov 2009 10:03am
Pentax K100D
1/90 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
82 mm (35mm equiv.)