The Rose
Derek Bennett - Shropshire lad

The Rose

September 2017

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This is a beautiful Bloom one I haven't seen before and a do visit a lot of Garden centres and am a gardener myself. I am certain it would be a real knockout in any garden. the unusual shape of the bloom is very well captured, it is however a touch soft with focus so I think the photographer may have hand held the camera and not had a tripod to hand. The one thing I may have done difference here is maybe had singled out one lone flower itself. The colour is nice with some lovely detail on the petals, apart from the softness of the focus its a nice attempt

Another bloom that is centred on the actual centre of the rose itself, the colour is nicely balanced showing nice detail throughout the image . Focused and beautifully captured this Red rose may have been apart of a Valentine bunch of Red roses picked and given to a wife , girlfriend or lover instead its in a garden one is visiting. I liked the colour and the fact that the photographer has used Flash to hi-light the colour although in a few areas maybe the Flash was a little strong and has resulted in some small detail being lost. Overall a nice result.

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1,000 Images entered

818 Photographers

Entry 1083411
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This Rose I singled out as soon as I saw it in the thumbnails in the comp, the softness of the peach colour of the petals with just a small amount of Yellow . The bloom is very well captured with Droplets which adds to the overall effect making the flower pop out at you, again whether the drops are added by the Photographer or from a rain shower I don't know but its certainly pulls your eye to the rose. The focus is sharp and well balanced throughout the image. Centring on the middle of the rose certain worked well in this image.

Entry 1096186
3rd
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82,622 Ratings

A lovely creamy looking white Rose with just a small hint of yellow. Its looks pure until one looks at it carefully to catch the soft cream white colour on the inside of the petals. Again nicely captured with the white balance being held nicely although just a little soft with the focus. I would have liked to have seen the full bloom has sadly the photographer has lost a bit of the bottom petals, if you are taking Flower images the one lesson is to ensure you capture the full bloom more so if taking a image like this and maybe having a leaf or two. Never the less this is a good attempt at flower photography and one that's fits the brief perfectly

Meet the judge

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Brief

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There are many types of rose that grow in our gardens, and parks around the country or in the countryside wild. These wonderful flowers are a beautiful subject for a photographer to capture whether in full bloom or just at the bud stage. Show me the beauty of your roses captured from your garden. Please keep the focus on the Rose, NO HUMANS or flower shop images, the image must be outside and show the full flower.

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