Hope

A beautiful shot with a nice title, Trisha!

With best regards,

Ruud.

 

Nice!

RUUD and TATJANA,

Thank you so much for your visits and kind comments; I appreciate them very much and I am happy you like this one! Always good to hear from both of you! :)

Trisha...  Soft, timeless and the post treatment adds a mysterious atmosphere... Well done... Mike

Very beautiful!!

MIKE and ALBERTO,

Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your thoughts and kind comments with me; I appreciate it very much and I am happy you like this one. Always good to hear from both of you. :)

Trisha,

  Beautiful image with wonderful lighting & details.  You pick the perfect title.  Take care, Patsy

Thank you so much for your kind comment; you know I cannot give up hope! Always good to hear from you my friend! :)

Two words: Fine Art.

 

Wow; thank you so much for that very kind compliment! I haven't heard from you in awhile so it is good to know you are around and hopefully doing well. I appreciate you taking the time out to visit and leave your thoughts with me. Always good to hear from you! :)

very tastefully done.  best, jamie

Tastefully done, like Jamie said. I have to add that the choice of including so much of the stem, and the toning was what elevated this from the realm of rote flower pictures. Fine work.

FINE Rose, with matching background color and fine details...  just lovely

br Hannu

Here is an example of the power of composition, hand in hand with a deep understanding of color. Though the approaches are different, I would say this photo is a portrait of a flower like a Georgia O'keefe painting was a picture of a flower.. Both transcend the genre and through a combination of aesthetic vision and technique, turn what would be just simple exposition in lesser hands into a personal expression of beauty.

Without Hope how can we Cope.? Beautiful image.

JAMIE, EMMANUEL, HANNU, JACK and TONY,

Thank you all so much for your kind words; I am very appreciative. I must apologize for the late response to your comments but please know that they have helped uplift me. I am very pleased that "tastefully done" was used as a description to this image; I was trying for elegance, softness and strength so I guess it came through for you. Jack, I am so flattered by your comparison to Georgia O'Keeffe - my mom loved her style and I am sure my mom would be beaming if she had been able to read your comment. Tony, hope is all that gets me through at times ( it is also my favorite word out of all the words in existence). Thank you for your visits and comments; it is always good to hear from all of you. :)