A Rose is a Rose

[Marie Hass]

For your C&C.

I love the colours in this rose. It was difficult to do it justice.

Did I achieve it? The pinks? Best viewed in the lightbox.



Just FYI, I did not crop this image yet - I left enough room on both sides for text.

[Shadowman]

We can only base our (color) opinion on what you've presented here, but I would say you've done a good job in capturing and processing the flower.

[bnnrcn]

It looks good to me too

[Suzan J]

Hi Marie: On my monitor, the pinks look quite lovely. I don't know what they looked like in "real life", but this is certainly a pleasing colour. I always find it difficult to capture bright pink or orange flowers. My Jpegs don't come out quite right and I find that finding the right colour balance in RAW processing is also difficult.

[IzzieK]

Marie...I have two of these roses in my garden, one at the front and one at the backyard...this is such a beautiful rose, nice capture...is this for an advert or for a greeting card? Just curious...

[Marie Hass]

Izzie, I am not sure.

Certainly it can be used for any type of occasion.

'Rie

[chauncey]

IMHO, ya done good...perhaps just a little overexposure in the bright areas.

[FrankMi]

I like the way the pink pedals are haloed by the whites Marie! Does the blossom appear to be just a bit soft? Perhaps it is just the borrowed laptop I am using.

[Marie Hass]

Ha!!! Frank, you have caught me out.

The image is a tad soft on the flat surfaces, but has a very narrow band of sharpness around the edges of the petals closest to the front of center.

I rather liked the image that way - to me, a rose is romantic and "soft".

So there!!!!

'Rie

[deetheturk]

Very nice Marie

David

[Hawki]

Hi Marie, I have this rose as well, at least it sure looks like it. Mine is the "Dick Clark" and if that's what you've shot, the pinks almost perfect ... wonderful job.

[Marie Hass]

Dear Dave,

Thanks for supplying a name for this gorgeous rose. I had no idea.

David (deetheturk), thank you for commenting.

William, good to hear from you! I value your commentary.

'Rie

[Stagecoach]

Well Marie, I do not know what the real colour of this rose should be but I certainly like the colour I see on my screen which looks totally natural.

I too like the softness of it, but I'm just a fan of not seeing every single part of a flower or bug tack sharp

Grahame

[mugge]

Great colours and that comes from someone who hates roses

[Marie Hass]

Dearest Grahame,

That was the point - the pinks are vibrant and the goal was not to oversaturate them. You are right. some images are just meant to be shown with some softness - especially a rose as beautiful as this one.

Ole, LOLS! You hate roses? A high compliment then, that you have even taken the time to comment. Thank you!

'Rie

[Bobobird]

Looks good to me too.

[Slipper]

Lovely rose, so difficult I find with any pink/red content to not blow them. You did well with this one.