A red Rose.
Uploaded: June 10, 2015 | Entered: June 10, 2015 13:34:21
April is getting towards the end of the Australian Rose season, but I managed to capture this bud at its prime.
Taken at the Hunter Valley Gardens, back in 2012.
Exif: F Number: 14, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/13 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 155.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80
Jeff Robinson June 10, 2015
Wow John - Great comp, detail and capture! #1620615Jeff Sielski June 10, 2015
Awesome capture John!! #11316075Linda A. Braddock June 10, 2015
John, this is gorgeous! #11316098Ray June 10, 2015
Nicely done, John! #11316103Tammy M. Anderson June 10, 2015
Gorgeous capture, John. Love the rich red color and light. A perfect red rose I must add. #11316113JO ANN CLEVELAND June 10, 2015
Ohhh my John! That is soooo gorgeous, I ditto Tammy..it is a fave for me for sure!! #11316144Gord MacEachern June 10, 2015
Gorgeous indeed John, hope we see this beauty again!! #11316163Bonnie C. Lackey June 10, 2015
I felt as though I could reach out and touch that rose... #11316187Michelle Alton June 10, 2015
I have the same feeling as Bonnie...it's so three-dimensional and deeply beautiful, John. A winner! #11316204Mary K. Robison June 11, 2015
Marvelous shade of red, John, and that is a truly perfect rosebud. Lovely light and clarity, too. Hope we see it again. #11316265Douglas Pignet June 11, 2015
beautiful capture w/a wonderful background...very nicely done #11316276Lynn M. Whitt June 11, 2015
Gorgeous colors and rose. A great capture. #11316284Candace M. Cleveland June 11, 2015
Wonderful rich deep color and great light John! #11316339Teresa Burnett June 11, 2015
You certainly did capture this one at it's prime, John! Gorgeous color, detail, comp and beautiful soft light!! Hope we see this one again!! #11316371Ed Lauderdale June 11, 2015
Well, it has all been said, John!! Beautiful #11316408Ujjwal Mukherjee June 11, 2015
Gorgeous red, great composition and capture,John!! #11316428Tiia Vissak June 11, 2015
a beautiful close-up! #11316511John Benway June 11, 2015
Beautiful color, comp and bokeh John. #11316535John Connolly June 11, 2015
Thank you for all your kind, encouraging comments! #11316621Emile Abbott June 11, 2015
Beautiful is Beautiful. #11316633John Connolly June 11, 2015
Thanks Emile! #11316822Kirsten Kiki Kjaer June 12, 2015
Simple, elegant, beautiful - the perfect rose so elegantly captured with a just as perfect background, John. It's a winner! #11316977John Connolly June 12, 2015
Thanks so much Kiki! #11317097ALLEN O. HOWARD June 14, 2015
Extremely nice John. And the background is perfect. Great shot. #11318158John Connolly June 15, 2015
Thanks Allen, our coastal winds usually leave their mark on delicate pristine rose buds! #11318498Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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