THE CONTESTS OF PETALS – ROSESOPENWEEKEND - HAIKU
a miniature rose
so delicate and dreamy
after a rainfall
Image ©Diane Macdonald. All Rights Reserved.
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| Camera | EOS 5D Mark II |
| Lens | EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM |
| Exposure | 1/1600 sec; f/2.8; ISO 100 |
| Post-processing | Adobe® Photoshop CC 2018, Adobe® Camera Raw |
Only one of my miniature rose bushes survived this past winter. After the rainfall early this morning, I noticed just how dreamy this flower looked, and decided to photograph it with my macro lens wide open at f/2.8 to create a very shallow depth of field. That meant that I had to be especially careful where I placed my focus point. Do you agree with my choice?
Check out the rules for the #rosesopenweekend contest here. Thanks to @adrianobalan and @sardrt of @petals for this neat contest!
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i like it!
This is such a beautiful shot! I do agree with your choice as it is so lovely. On a side note I am sad that only one of your rose bushes survived!
Thanks! Oh, I only had a handful of the miniature ones, and they had been growing for years! Roses are not terrible easy to grow in Florida - mainly because of the heat, but it was the cold winter that was the culprit this time!
As a fellow Floridian I know the woes of growing through the different "seasons". Northerners say we don't have seasons. We do. They last a day or two. LOL.
I am a gardener. My next post is going to be about how all our fruits and vegetables are doing here. I already posted one. You should check it out!
Beautiful Rose and a lovely Haiku
I'm glad you like them both. :-)
Awesome macro!!!
Thanks! I appreciate your stopping by to comment!
Nice selection of lens you got there. One day i will buy this Canon 100mm macro lens. :D
Yes, it's my favorite. I have had it for years now and couldn't be without it!
I'm gonna buy this lens as soon as i can. And it's pretty good lens for portrait photography as well. :)
Yes, it is quite versatile!
I love your mixes of haiku and photography - you are very skilled on both! Wonderful picture and the poetry really enriches the experience! Keep up the awesome good work!
Aw, thank you for your kind words.
Beautiful pictures
Glad you like it!
Great shot, my friend !
Glad you like it. Thanks!