Photo of the Day: Rose Whirl

Photo of the Day: Rose Whirl

This is not your usual rose photo… it is the look into the center of a rose flower, through a reversed lens (which in fact turns it into a macro lens). I looks more like waves to me! Photo data: Pentax K20D, 50 mm manual lens, reversed, 1/50 second, ISO 200,...
Photo of the Day: Vintage Rose

Photo of the Day: Vintage Rose

I’ve been playing more with textures lately. It can give a nice feeling to a photo and is a different creative way of making a photo speak. For this rose I wanted to create a vintage feeling with some old paper-like textures. Photo data: Pentax K100D, 50 mm...
Photo of the Day: Once was a Rose

Photo of the Day: Once was a Rose

This rose was way over it’s best days when I took this photo of it. But even in that state it could still serve a good purpose and stand in as a model. I tried to build on the idea of the wilted flower and create a romantically shabby image with some textures I...
Photo of the Day: Warm Solitude

Photo of the Day: Warm Solitude

This photo was not taken in autumn, but in late August 2008. It still has a strong autumn-feel to me. The orange of the flower, the drops on the petals… The texture I added gives a homey vintage touch to it. Photo data: Pentax K100D, Samsung 50-200 mm lens at...