Genus: Rosa

[Ottor]

I was actually going to discard this one - I'm not sure what I didn't like previously... Too close, or too far from the Rose..?..? I love the colors, but that's not the sole reason to like a photograph. I just had a hard time with the composition, but since I've been looking at it for a while ( A small print now hangs from my monitor - something I do quite often when I'm undecided ), I've now come to really appreciate it for whatever it is...

Any opinions to share?

thanks,

Rick

Genus: Rosa

[dlambert]

It's nice. The dark background shows off the rose without having to see it lit up harshly, which I like. The bokeh is also great. I'm not sure I'm crazy about the red in the lower left, but it might grow on me.

I think it would make a nice canvas print - I don't think the detail in this photo would suffer on canvas, and the edges seem like they already frame the photo very well, so I think it would look great without any additional framing.

[crockny]

I agree - I would definitely get rid of the red blob in the lower left - it draws the eye and detracts from the picture...