lilac rose

beautiful capture

Simple yet intricate,
soft yet detailed,
bet ever so beautiful

tyvm i thought so too. I just pushed the shutter

im lost for words on this one!!!! This is amazing!

yes isnt she beautiful

Best of Show, IMHO.

sorry but wha tis IMHO

even betta that lilac rose 2! Love it

Great macro shot! Looks like the same rose from the rose plant I have in the garden. What is this one called?

How beautiful!

thanks ellen

hey Marian I have no idea abou t this on eit is one of the very few not from my garden. It flowers all year at the hospital garden and I think it may be an iceberg

Gorgeous Color ! Lovely closeup

Simply beautiful!

thx Adam!

very beautiful

absolutely stunning … the colour is just divine …

I really like the close up shot!

Splendid!!!

Nicely framed. Your focal point is nicely centered but you have a little region a little out of focus.

Two things may improve your shot.

Add a little contrast with a basic S-curve in photoshop. Its amazing how much a little contrast makes an image pop. At the minute it looks a little flat.

A little sharpening – either Smart Sharpening (Remember to use Luminosity Blend mode) or using a High Pass filter (Soft-light Blend mode) would be great for this shot.

Have a go and see what you think.

Overall its a good shot. Remember the tips I give only need be taken into account maybe next time you shoot. Sometimes the fixes I suggest only matter if your a perfectionist like me :D

this is lovely…..
i like a little blur ;)

Haha… a little!!!!!!! We both like it heaps

Very pretty!

WOW…what a lovely rose. I too…like you am in love with roses. I have one rose bush. It’s red & I have some pretty shots of the blooms that I will be adding to RB. I want to see more of your photos!!

WOW….years ago I took my gardening…as it was…serious..but ending up raising 6 sons…it fell by the wayside. Now that I have time, I find myself living in a community that restricts what and where you can grow gardens. I have my rose bush in a planter & it seems to be doing well..so far. The blooms are so velvety red. I love it!
I know i will enjoy all your wonderful photos taken from your garden of love.

This is just beautiful Frankie. A perfect rose.

Wonderful soft diffused lighting with super colour!!

This is beautiful! Nice work.

This is pure visual heaven! Fantastic soft color and light.exquisite focus and fine detail! Awesome work here :-)

What a beautiful photo…can’t you just imagine getting lost in those petals.. just like a gorgeous maze!! :-)

absolutely wondrous macro, glorious imagery and beautiful flower ’ Blue Moon’ Glorious.

Lovely shot!!

It actually looks like one I did a few years ago from my garden!!!!Cool

Wow…that really looks like the rose I did,awesome,beautiful composition…Thats how I would have done it!!!

Oh,well yes ma’am…I have to find it,but they are really quite Identical in all ways…Like I said…Beautiful shot…Composition is key to this kind of image…Nice job…

You got this from your garden right?

Where exactly did you get this image?

Well…A beauty for sure.

Wow, beautiful rose !

Yeah its awesome…must have come out of a garden that someone loves…

Yes ma’am…its a funny world.

Umm,thats my rose ma’am,and I am going to show you when my files upload from my other computer….Damn…You are selling this for money…Oh my God.

Just love that colour… nicely done

Perfect.

Charles de Gaulle. A very beautiful rose with a wonderful perfume. Beautifully captured! :)

Nice macro

Just perfect:)

A lovely rose. I especially like the color. Very delicate. It goes immediately into my collection of favorites. Wonderful work.

ooooo, this is so feminine … love the colour and the capture .. very nice Picketty! And! I think I have matching shoes!

wow: beautiful capture, macro lense?

great lighting and tones, gorgeous composition too!

gorgeous color ! very neat shot.

Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gorgeous macro

Georgeous!!! :0)

she is just wonderful

so pretty!

Oh my word, this is beautiful

beautiful shot,,,, well done

you must be number 400. sorry no lucky door prize

Me,me me I must be 400. :)

This one would be a good entry too. Its a cracking shot.

What a gorgeous rose, such soft color and wonderful perfection of the petals!

Love the color of this rose…Congrats on your feature :)

Perfect specimen, just love that colour. Congrats having it featured!

wow this is just beautiful.

wow stunning shot beautiful

beautiful..such wonderful graduations of shades of pink

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Great job! I love this!

This Is a an excellent capture of a perfect rose. The rose is flawless with soft lilac color and focus is just right. This is outstanding.

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So pretty and elegant!!!!!

Very beautiful…love the colour.

love the colour

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What a BRILLIANT macro! ;)

I would steel that one ... :))))) that rose is incredable..BRAVO!!

Gorgeous colour, I had one like this it was called Blue Moon and had the most wonderful scent. Wonderful capture

grt macro with beautiful color

There is no other flower I like more than the rose.
You have the essence of the flower in this shot. Well done!