Photo of the Day: Greetings from the Sea

Photo of the Day: Greetings from the Sea

Along this rocky beach close to Kiel there were several of these beautiful roses lying close to the water. They all looked quite fresh and obviously had been washed to the beach. Did someone throw them into the sea as a last greeting for a loved one? Were they the...
Photo of the Day: A single Rose

Photo of the Day: A single Rose

This single Rose is lasting since, phew, don’t know how long, on our sideboard in the living room. Even if it is all dry, it still adds some beauty to the room. The color is great – a darkish pink, with some vintage tone… the rose itself looks like...
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...