The Rose that Froze

• Mr.H

  Participant

  March 3, 2008 at 11:07 pm

  A couple of experimental ones for me, so I’d be interested in how they go down. Taken on a frosty morning a few weekends back. Quite what this rose was doing in bloom in feb I don’t know.

  I have reduced saturation on these so they are a little subtle (and probably a little soft too)

  

  

  Thanks for looking

  Gary
  Pixelle

  Member

  March 3, 2008 at 11:28 pm

  #1 is just another rose.

  I love the texture of #2. Seems like ricepaper somehow, though I know it isn’t. The top section is a bit soft but the petals in the foreground are so subtle – gorgeous. Good sense of depth too.
  Rob

  Member

  March 4, 2008 at 7:12 am

  Number two’s a beauty Gary. Lovely soft tones in contrast
  to the brittleness of the subject. Could just as easily have
  been posted in the Abstract section…

  Rob.
  Mr.H

  Participant

  March 4, 2008 at 1:16 pm

  Thanks Pixelle & Rob. Glad you like the second one – wasn’t too sure if it was a bit monochromatic. It was hard work trying to stop the droplets looking like some sort of fungus/disease.

  Gary
  jb7

  Participant

  March 4, 2008 at 1:22 pm

  The top one seems a bit soft where it counts-
  I like the second-
  except maybe for the colour,
  particularly at the top-
  might suit a delicate conversion, maybe-

  j
  Vanessa kennedy

  Member

  March 6, 2008 at 2:57 pm

  Love the second one, simply gorgeous :)

  Vanessa
  Mr.H

  Participant

  March 6, 2008 at 3:35 pm

  Thanks Vanessa, & jb – I’ll pop an attempt at a conversion up when I get the chance.

  Gary