Wild Rose

Gallery: FloraPosted June 3, 201386 views11 comments

The wild rose bushes are in full bloom right now in our area. While they look nice lining creek banks, roadsides, and scattered throughout fields, they are invasive and do also find their way into my flower beds. The thorns on the stems are quite sharp, making it a nasty job to remove the brambles where they are not wanted. But still. . .I find them pretty and liked the look of this isolated flower.

Canon EOS 60D. 180mm macro lens. F/5 for 1/60 sec. ISO 100. Tripod mounted, natural lighting.

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11 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 3, 2013 at 11:25 PM

Carolyn: Marvelous capture and superb DOF management. My only suggestion would be to burn down the white OOF bud a bit but this is pretty darn good as is. Really well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 4, 2013 at 2:06 AM

A very nice looking bloom Carolyn. I love the detailed and dainty look to the stamen. Very nice.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 4, 2013 at 3:32 AM

Carolyn:

Beautiful capture. Love the inclusion of the bud along the lower edge of the flower.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 4, 2013 at 6:47 AM

Nice one, Carolyn. Well composed, and I like the dof management with the oof leaves and buds. Gives me a new appreciation of these invasive, thorny bushes.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on June 4, 2013 at 7:33 AM

Carolyn, this looks exactly like one I have growing in my yard, It's called the Charlatan, for me, there a little difficult to photograph, but you did a fantastic job. Excellent work.
John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Atkinson on June 4, 2013 at 8:26 AM

Nice work Carolyn being able to find and isolate one perfect flower. I agree about their invasiveness!

Registered on July 22, 2005, 20 Posts, 171 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 4, 2013 at 4:59 PM

Invasion, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. And the gardener!

A quietly exquisite blossom. I agree with Bill about the over-bright bud.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 4, 2013 at 6:27 PM

Carolyn - Love how the Rose itself is rendered with the sharp stamens. Agree about burning the bud in the BG but the Rose is so perfect, I would ignore it pretty much.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on June 4, 2013 at 10:21 PM

I sure like the inclusion of the buds in this Carolyn. Like Bill mentioned "burning down the white bud" is my only suggestion.
Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 4, 2013 at 11:34 PM

Beautiful Carolyn. I like the three buds framing the flower.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 5, 2013 at 3:00 PM

Hi, Carolyn. I love the wild roses, and this white one is certainly Spring fresh! Great find. Agree with Bill's suggestion about the bud on the right-- to burn it down. The other buds around the flower add a feeling of anticipation.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments