The roses in my yard are in their full glory this week, A Month too early I wanted to photograph them so that they don’t look like images from a romantic garden catalogue. For this one I chose the the late afternoon light. I put the rose on the window sill next to a small stone I zoomed in with Camera+ even then I still needed to crop to bring the pair close up. This was framed with a vignette.
Old Rose
These are often called Mary’s rose said to have healing properties. I leave the hips on the plant all year because they are just as dramatic as the flowers.
I counted 7 rose bushes in full bloom in the backyard this morning. The heat over the weekend opened these buds. A fine show but a little sad they’re like guest that arrive too early for a party, great to see them, but I’m just not ready for them.
Let me know what you think
What is blooming around you?
Sally’s Lens and Pens back East the keeper of the Monday Phoneograpy Challenge is still waiting for Spring blooms.
View other entries for this week’s challenge.
https://angleandviews.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/spring-close-up/
http://nadinetomlinson.com/2015/04/13/macro-phoneography-challenge-raindrops-on-leaves/
https://patchworkponderings.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/phoneography-challenge-macro-rust/
Light Words 
Carol,
I love what you did with this rose. The first image is my favorite_the soft lighting and glow onn the flower is wonderful.
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It was one of those moments when I’m working with an app and go Wow and fall out of the chair crying, Yes! that’s what I was going for!
Thanks Allen
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Well done–cannot decide which I like more one or two. Happy Photo Challenge.
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May just have to make a set of those two, thanks
Happy Monday Challenge
Carol
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I like the softness of the rose juxtaposed with the hardness of the stone. Lovely.
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You got it! That what I was gong for good to know thanks 🙂
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I like them all, but my favorite is the third one. Wonderful job, Carol. Here there are mostly daffodils and narcissus blooming as well as some small ground cover flowers in the woods.
janet
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Shows how many different climates there are, the daffies are long gone around here. Thanks #3 seems to be popular 🙂
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Beautiful shots! I think the third is my favorite. I like seeing the details of the bud. 🙂
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thank you 🙂
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It’ll be months before roses bloom here, but meantime we have lots of other flowers and shrubs to look forward to.
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You are much further North I believe…nice to look forward to rose season 🙂
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Your first two photos are stunning. Great photos.
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That rose bud is the size of a fingar nail. thanks Raewyn!
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The first to are wonderful…but, the third is so detailed… Have to say…my favorite!
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The little spider web was a fun find in 3. Thanks 🙂
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I love rose #2….beautiful! I was helping my son move into a new townhouse today over the Altamont, and the little patio has several rose bushes in full bloom that are so pretty! The roses are fully opened, and others already spent.
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It certainly is a brilliant rose season this year. Hope you got some pictures they will be gone soon. I have a fe repeat bloomers if I’m lucky!
Happy Photo Challenge Thanks for the freed back 😀
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Hallo Carol after long pause….your photos are more beautifull and more beautifull as from professional…it is seen long practise 🙂 …..I like roses very much, but I am not succesfull with planting.. always finish as food for slugs or aphids… Sylva
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Hi Sylva, Just took my blog off Facebook for a while. Glad to know your still watching. My house came with roses, They like it here for now but we are running out of water so I don’t know how the roses will handle the drought
Keep trying with the roses We have stuff called snail-be gone that helps.
Your English is great by the way 🙂
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Your photos are breath-taking!
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Beautifully done…
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Thank you 🙂
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