Weekly Theme: A Red Rose

[Nancy Bell]

This week's theme, "Reflections on a New Year" seems a bit philosophical to me. This red rose image is meant to be a metaphor: for beauty and love and days unfolding; for romance, mystery and a bit of intrigue; for light and dark, sun and rain, day and night; sadness and joy.

Now for the processing: topaz detail 3, soft & dreamy III; fractalius 44% opacity; decrease saturation & lightness in PS.

[Judy Howle]

Beautiful rose; I wish I could find one that perfect :w3 and I love the processing with just the right amount of Fract. The water drops are icing on the cake!

[Paul Lagasi]

The spirals draw your eyes to the center, nice effects and color tones in the rose...

[Jackie Schuknecht]

A lot of meaning in one rose! Beautifully processed and almost seductive in the way it draws you into the center. Good image to kick off the New Year!

[Dennis Bishop]

Beautifully photographed, processed, and worded. The tonal range is wonderful, and so are the water drops. I think part of the visual magic is the blending together of the petals in the upper left center.

[Diane Miller]

They said it -- it's just gorgeous!!

[Anita Bower]

I could fall into this rose! Outstanding. Great shot and great processing. As I look at it, I can feel its depth and beauty. I agree with Dennis about those marvelous petals towards the center. I think it would be stunning printed.
Re. your words--poetic, beautiful, true. Thank you for sharing.

[Nancy Bell]

Thank you very much, everyone! Now that my bouquet is wilting, I want to try to do something with the petals.

[LinzRiverBalmer]

Unique perspective on the theme and on the rose itself, nice macro, great PP... Would hang on my wall